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es wer

hing to me." Again, the shutters went down. Oh,

could guess why: he wanted to warn his brother about Magda. As he went

is woman, can you at least shine a light on thi

ntion to Sebastian and Luther, they both stood so sharply that the table shook and the pen came rollin

hed it that he gasped and his entire body tensed. The surpr

gh my voice was shaky. H

pooked the hell out of you. What d

ision, but it did

I'm about to walk into what could potentially be a trap. If there's

I fear that this is a

red as he returned to my

me this, riddle me that'." And right th

Narrowing his eyes at the three Kejas oppos

re in the living area of his rather impressive apartment.

r place before we leave. Are you sure I can't t

forehead against mine

ough vampires each only had one gift, Bestowers like Antonio could impart

once as a reward and had

ne of m

nearly got too overwhelmed by power, and I almost lost you

're so determined to protec

. I want you safe and he

it as a la

e. Ordinarily, I wasn't a sly

gda, and I'll promise not to use that gift

a shitt

f from me all the time, Jared. It's not fair. I trusted

a seat on his corner leather sofa. It wa

knew about vampire

alking down an alley, and we saw thi

p; his irises were glowing ambe

in his voice, but...I don't know, it just didn't work. The same went for Evan. I know now that he'd had the gift to hypnotize, but for w

f on the sofa beside him and nudged his knee wit

the natural glamour that comes with vampirism, I guess" Hmm, not feeling good about Magda right now "but it was never more than sex to me. She told me she loved me, but I hadn't felt

be quite possessive with Jared and I even had my je

y job bored the hell out of me and it didn't exactly pay well. My apartment w

And, although I'd thought I cared about her, I still h

nstead, she told me to spend the next day thinking it over. But I h

en she Turned me. But she hadn't done it for me, she hadn't loved me. She'd done it out of spite because I hadn't gone back to her I knew it, she knew it. But how could I have said no? It was my fault that she'd do

, I straddled him and crad

brothers were too close for that. H

it is that in both our human life and vampire life we were born

find humor in just about any situ

good hold on our bloo

I couldn't envision her lettin

t ever returned to her courtesy of my gift of electrokinesis she stopped sending any

s right. She won't

And I don't want

He started playing with my hair, stroki

at she does. And she's good at it because her gift is to sense a person's fears and insecurities. Undernea

y, he had good reason to be. I'd met someone with that gi

and she'll do her best to come

yes, her gift is notable. But so are both of mine. If she tries t

you can take care of yourself." His smi

from her or anyone else, I'll always do it. I'll kill anyone

ch was why I wasn't willing

t want to go to your mother's funeral."

ou must have a rea

ot important. You are." He b

your m

aled a long, he

want to hear

it?" Another sigh. He lifted me fro

d away, releasing me completel

ody heat was gone, but b

time. Right now, we have othe

sponse, I said nothing as he headed for

with his mother had been somewhat strained, but that

d undoubtedly feel guilty about it t

him hurting, especially duri

s jaw; it wouldn't matter how much I presse

that I was going to drop it,

ere he thought question time was over, and the

ed could be his own worst enemy sometimes

xactly what I

eze me out would work? I almo