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Two seconds later, Alexion was back in huer, aited with her hands on her hips

He patted his chest as if he couldn&039;t believe he&039;d returned He reached out and placed a hand on her desk

"Soul inside you all gone now?" she asked

He nodded slowly

"Good Now you can stop being a total jerk" She turned to leave

Alexion grabbed her and pulled her to a stop He couldn&039;t believe that he had his body back "How did you know to do that?"

"I didn&039;t I was only guessing But it was so to Rafe The first rule of being a Dark-Hunter is to stab the soul&039;s host to free it Stryker said that you had to kill yourself, which would cause you to die permanently-he conveniently left out ould happen if anyone else &039;killed&039; you"

Alexion was still aghast It was true Whenever a Dark-Hunter stabbed a Daimon and their body burst apart, the stolen souls always returned to their resting places

She laughed bitterly "I&039;m a staunch Catholic Myup with her, I learned early on to listen to what she said, not what I heard And most of all, to pay attention to what she didn&039;t say Since Stryker put the soul into you during yourthat another poof such as the one caused by an outside person stabbing you would release it Why else would he have said you had to stab yourself?"

Alexion was completely stunned on so in Part of him wanted to choke her, but another was impressed by the fact that she had correctly deduced Stryker&039;s logic

"I wasn&039;t being a jerk," he said sullenly, returning to her earlier insult

She stared at him dryly "Yes you were"

"No," he said honestly, "I&039; what I am I&039; hi man"

He shook his head in denial "I&039;oal is to protect Acheron"

She placed her hand to his cheek "It wasn&039;t a cold, unfeeling entity that slept with&039;other&039; that looked hurt when Kyros betrayed him You are still human"

"No," he insisted emphatically, "I&039;m not"

She stood up on her tiptoes and pulled his head down so that she could kiss him The coldness of his skin immediately vanished as he cupped her face in his hands and kissed her blind

She could feel his heartbeat increase as his tongue swept against hers

Danger pulled back "You&039;re not unfeeling or uncaring I doubt if you ever have been"

Alexion&039;s head spun at her words and his reaction to her kiss It was true Around her he was cos that he hadn&039;t felt in untold centuries Until the un to doubt he could ever really feel again

With her, he did

How could this be?

"There can never be anything between us, Danger"

"I know" He heard the pain in her voice "I&039;irl, Ias, and I can take care of myself But you you need to can the destroyer act around me I don&039;t like it"

He frowned at her words "Why did you call me Ias?"