Deceptive Changes: Kat LaMond Book 1 by R A Baker Page B

that they would die.  They did.  I killed them and I’ll kill whoever else wants a piece of me.”
    “If it happens again I won’t be so kind next time,” Todd said by way of ending the meeting.  We walked out of the room.  A roar filled the room with their prattle.
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    We didn’t stick around, and left some person Todd trusted to deal with the vampires.  We got into Todd’s truck and drove home.  I was still very tired and didn’t want to think about anything.  I was asleep before we arrived home. 
    I opened my eyes when someone had the audacity to nudge me awake.  My flash of anger disappeared when I found Todd standing next to me.  “Yes?”
    “We’re home, Kat.  Come inside,” he said, and held out his hand.  I placed my hand in his, and let him assist me into the house, as I was too tired to make the short trek myself.
    I started to wake up as we walked into the kitchen. 
    Sandra was cooking pancakes, eggs, and bacon.  My mouth watered as I smelled the food.  “You’re just in time to eat,” she said, smiling warmly in our general direction. 
    Sandra was one of my raised ones, and a beauty to boot.  She was slender, roughly five-three, with long dark hair, and summer storm grey eyes.  Mark is her lover, and though he tended to stay away from all of us, he protected Sandra.  That being said, he was a perfect match for her, and complemented her beauty with his own.  He was slender, five-eight or so, with brown hair, and light brown eyes.  He was more manly than Todd, Trace, or Erick, but he wasn’t my lover, he was Sandra’s.
    Sandra filled our plates and grabbed two, one for her and one for Mark, then left the kitchen and probably went into the dining room to enjoy her efforts.
    I grabbed my plate, sat down at the small table, and nearly inhaled the food.  Rather than out on my feet the food helped wake me up.  I was feeling much better, too. 
    As soon as I was finished, I put my plat in the dishwasher and sat back down.  I watched as my guys ate their food.  They didn’t speak much but I could see smiles playing on their lips.
    They finished eating, and one by one filtered out of the kitchen.  I was left alone in the kitchen, mildly confused.  I grabbed a water bottle out of the wrecked fridge, and made a note to call and have it replaced. 
    I walked out of the kitchen and made my way toward the bedroom.  I didn’t pass anyone on the way, which was probably for the better.  I didn’t want to see anyone or talk with anyone, anyway.
    As I walked into the bedroom, I noticed Trace was the only one in the room.  “Hey.” I finger waved at him and sat on the bed.  “What’s up, Trace?”
    He looked unsure and shifted uncomfortably.  “I wanted to make sure that you were doing well.” 
    I smiled and nodded, “Yeah, I’m okay.  I’m not all that tired any longer.”
    “That’s good.  We were really worried about you, Kat.”  He slid along the blanket to my side and slung his arm across my shoulders.  I leaned my head on his chest. 
    We were still sitting like that when Todd and Erick came into the room.  They sat next to us and curled their arms around both of us.
    “So how about we do something?” I suggested.  They looked at me as one and I gulped.  Trace’s eyes were smoldering and when I looked at Erick and Todd, they had the same look of desire.  Yikes.  I stood up quickly.  Shock replaced the predatory look in their eyes.  “You guys keep getting this look.  The only way to describe it is predatory.”
    “We want you, Kat.  When you suggest something like that it makes our hormones go into overdrive,” Todd explained.  Oh. 
    “Well, I suppose that’s something.  How did you want to do this?”
    “I figure we could just get naked and then figure it out as we go.”  Sounded like a plan to me. 
    We stripped off our clothes.  A small light in the corner was on but it wasn’t a