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hallway Rhage paused. He could hear Sloane moving around the room behind him. He had the strongest urge to turn and go back in there. He needed and wanted to protect her. She was unconscious and had no idea what Sloane was going to do to her. He knew Sloane wouldn’t physically hurt her. Sloane only wanted to help her, but Rhage didn’t like it. “Rhage? Man, are you alright?”
    “Yeah….” He shook his head and fell instep next to Talon heading for the elevator to go upstairs to the main house.
    “What’s going on with you? I thought you were gonna rip Sloane’s head off there for a second.”
    “He was hurting her.”
    “It wasn’t as if he meant to. He was trying to help her.”
    “I know.” That was the only reason Sloane still had his arms. “She has been hurt enough.”
     
     
     
     
     
    Lucien  Devereau  stood in his study walking back and forth in front of his fire place. He called it pondering… and glared at anyone who called it pacing. Pacing meant you were worried and he never worried.  He just thought everything out carefully. He hadn’t lived this long without knowing how to plan a strategy to perfection.
    “You pacing again?”
    Lucien turned and glared at Darius who was entering the room with a cup of coffee. “No... I don’t pace and you know it… I hope that coffee is mine since you are being stupid…” Darius chuckled and held it out. Lucien sighed as he took a sip of it. “I’m glad you got Alfred to go back to the Columbian coffee instead of that French shit he was buying.”
    “He was trying new ones. I think he is in a coffee of the month club or something.” Darius went to the sofa and sat down stretching his legs out. “Talon and Rhage are downstairs. They brought in a female that was injured in the attack.”
    “How bad is she?”
    “I don’t know. They should be up soon and we’ll know.”
    “What?” Lucien demanded. He knew Darius well and knew when there was something Darius wasn’t sure how to say. “Just out with it.”
    “Lucas called in as Rhage and Talon were headed here with the female. Lucas said the female is a blood mate.”
    “WHAT?” Lucien snapped. “How is that possible? The council ---we all know where all the blood mates are located, who their mates are and there hasn’t been a blood mate born in what----“Lucien was trying to remember when Darius supplied the answer.
    “1438… her name is Susannah. She lives in Venice with her mate Jordin.”
    “That’s right… she gave birth to three sons. She was the last one.”
    Darius nodded. “Lucas said Talon was quite adamant about it.”
    Lucien turned to look at the doorway. “Well... we shall ask Talon now.” It was barely ten seconds when Talon and Rhage appeared in the doorway. “The female?” Lucien prompted.
    “Sloane is still working on her.” Talon answered. “He isn’t sure she will make it though.”
    “You think she is she a blood mate?” Lucien was never one to wait or beat around the bush. He preferred to get it all out so he could deal with it. He demanded answers and it was the same when he gave an order. He was king after all and no one questioned him.
    “She has the mark, Lucien. A small crescent blood moon behind the ear.” Talon told him. “I even tried to read her and it was like hitting a brick wall. I couldn’t even hear her heart beating….” Talon sighed. “I could be wrong, but I have never met any human I couldn’t read.”
    Lucien nodded. “I will see her in a few minutes.  I just don’t see how it’s possible. She’s completely human? You’re sure there isn’t a trace of immortal in her?”
    “None... she is completely human.”
    Lucien shook his head again and turned to walk across the room to his desk. It just wasn’t possible… a female blood mate was born human, but there was always a trace of her paternal immortal sire.  A female blood mate was born from a turned blood mate mother and a full immortal father. The blood mate