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back on Emily as he answered the phone.
    ‘ Vlad, are you alright?’ Eric’s voice was tinged with alarm.
    ‘ Môn vieux, I am fine,’ Vladimir replied, keeping his voice low.
    ‘ I was overcome with a strange sensation,’ Eric responded ‘it was very strong and it was…I was…I actually don’t know! Where are you, Vlad?’
    ‘ I’m in the office. It’s alright, Eric. Remember the woman that Claire told us about, the one who can talk to animals? I am with her now, that feeling came from her.’
    ‘ From her?’ Eric was silent for a moment. ‘I don’t like this Vlad. Come home!’
    ‘ Eric,’ Vladimir’s voice was softer now, ‘relax, I need to see where this goes.’ Eric was silent and Vladimir could sense that he was upset. ‘Môn vieux, please, I will call you later,’ and he pushed the button to end the call, turning back to Emily. ‘You have a strong gift, Eric felt it as well.’
    ‘ Who is Eric?’ Emily enquired, she couldn’t take her eyes off him.
    ‘ My lover,’ Vladimir replied. Pausing, he thought for a moment and then asked, ‘Do you think you can only project to me?’ He wanted the experiment to continue, he wanted her to touch him again. Emily thought for a moment, she was trying to work out what was happening. She could project her thoughts and emotions onto Vladimir and she could hear his thoughts and feel his emotions. This was new to her as she had only been able to communicate this way with animals before now, so how was it passed onto Eric? She knew Eric was upset, anxious and frustrated but how could she know that? Reaching out to Vladimir, she could feel that he had calmed himself and that he was strongly attracted to her. Oddly, Emily thought, I know you . It was the strangest feeling, her body was flushed at the nearness of him and she needed to touch him.
    ‘ Just concentrate on this room,’ Emily instructed, ‘I want to try something.’
    She shut her eyes to focus and placed her hands on his arms, but instead of sending him a feeling of peace, she opened up the connection to the emotions that she was experiencing.
    Caught up in the honest raw emotions, Vladimir felt a crumbling of the walls around himself and he ran his hands along her arms, tracing his fingers up her back and along her neck before pulling her body against his. With their first kiss Emily surrendered completely.
    * * *
    Emily woke up in a hotel room. It was still an hour before sunrise and she was half lying on top of Vladimir, who was in a deep sleep. As she pulled away from him, she ran her hand along his hard stomach and across his chest. He was so big yet he had been so gentle with her.
    She remembered how he had tenderly moved his large hands across her body, seeking to know every part of her, and she had explored him. His chest was covered in thin scars but it did not mar his beauty, and for a moment she wondered what could have left such marks. Although her body was not quite finished with his, she had to leave. Her animals would need feeding and it would take her two hours to drive home. Slowly, so as not to wake him, Emily ran small kisses across his chest before she dressed and left.
    Vladimir woke with the sun streaming into the room through a crack in the curtains. It had been years since he had slept so soundly, Emily had made him feel safe. Before he opened his eyes he knew she was gone and within a minute he was phoning Claire to get her number. Claire sounded amused when she gave Vladimir Emily’s mobile number but when he dialled it there was no answer, so he left a message.
    Vladimir decided to go into the office and, as it was Saturday, he knew he would be alone. He sent a text to Eric letting him know his movements but the return text was terse; Eric was still upset. An hour later he again tried Emily ’s number and again it went to message bank. His next call was to Vince Haldane, a private investigator who worked for him, and within ten minutes Vladimir was in his white