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about the ease in which they’d settled into their relationship.
    He could only hope that if things worked out with Angel, he’d be as lucky.
    “Angel?” Justin called.
    Beside him, she took a deep breath. “Here’s what I can tell you.”
     

Chapter Two
     
     
     
    Angel was more nervous than she’d ever been in her life. After all she’d revealed to Alex in the kitchen, she should be calm while explaining everything to the people in the room. They’d all helped her capture Emilio, proving they were good people. Plus, they were shifters, so being different themselves, they should understand the need for secrecy.
    The fact that they were Alex’s family and closest friends was what actually scared her. If they had issues with what she was they could stand between her and her mate.
    She’d spent her entire adult life fighting for the people in the room. Shifters, humans and Day Walkers all needed someone out there making certain that they were safe. Like every group of people, the paranormals had the good and bad. Angel’s job was to stop any bad from hurting people. It was something she’d been trained for from the moment she could walk.
    As the oldest Salvatore child, her future had been decided when she was born. While her brother had received a good education and been able to concentrate on his art, Angel had always had responsibilities to the organization.
    She wasn’t jealous of her brother’s freedom, well not much anyway—she liked what she did, even though she was lonely.
    Glancing at the man next to her, she had to wonder what the future would hold for the two of them. Hopefully Alex could accept her as his mate and they’d somehow be able to manage around her job.
    It was easier to look at Alex as she spoke. His was the only opinion that mattered to her. “As I told you before, I work for an organization that polices non-humans. Before the shifters went public, our number one goal was to keep the paranormals of the world secret. Since you have all announced your presence, we try to keep your kind safe while still hiding the others.”
    “And by others?” Alpha Shawn questioned.
    She clenched her fist, bracing for the reaction. “Justin and I are Day Walkers.”
    “What does that mean exactly?” Max asked after several moments of silence.
    Angel jerked in surprise when Alex covered her hand with his. Grateful, she smiled slightly at him before addressing the Alpha in training. “A Day Walker is the closest thing to what mythology calls the vampire.”
    The gasps were expected.
    “I’m sorry, did you just say vampire?” Cassie Wilson demanded as she jumped to her feet.
    Angel wasn’t afraid of the pretty wolf shifter but since she was Alex’s sister, Angel really wanted Cassie to accept their bond. “I can tell you that almost everything people believe about our kind is untrue.”
    “Do you drink blood?” Cassie challenged.
    Since Alex stiffened next to her Angel knew her desire for a calm conversation wasn’t going to happen. “We do.”
    The room exploded. Questions were shouted out as several of the shifters moved quickly to place their mates behind them. Looking up, Angel tried not to let her hurt show.
    The Alpha of the Pack was closest to her, standing in the middle of the room and trying to calm everyone down. Max had pushed Cassie against one wall while using his body as a shield. Chase and Kayla warily looked around while Alex was now up from the couch with the entire length of it between them.
    Raising her gaze to the most powerful man in the room, she met Shawn eye to eye. He turned to his Pack members. “We need to hear her out,” he insisted.
    “You knew about this!” Max accused.
    It was a good thing she wasn’t a shifter when Shawn let out a low, spine-tingling growl. All shifters in the room dropped their gazes and she could even feel the power radiating from the Alpha.
    “I’m sorry, Alpha”—Max dropped down to one knee—“I was out of line.”
    “Raise,