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His fingers stilled as he found the one hairpin she wore to keep her silver streak out of sight

"That’s not dyed, either," she adh school"

"Do not hide it" He spread the strands out "It does not make you seem older It is beautiful"

"I don’t think any woht the silvery lock to his lips, Chris forgot to breathe "You’re kissing ossamer" He ss, what happened to thes in your eyebrow, so I let them close up" Absently she touched a tiny scar on the curve of her lip, and then she understood why he hadn’t recognized her at first "You were expecting o?"

"That is how I remember you" He touched each place where she had been pierced, and when he reached her lip he ran his thumb back and forth over the small diirl I was I grew up" She ignored the way the cross under her blouse seeh as much as an anchor "Everyone does, even if they’re Kyn and they don’t age You’ve changed, too" She eyed the black hair spilling over his shoulders She often envied the Kyn their hair, which like their fingernails soht after it was cut The Kyn never had to suffer a bad hair day more than one day "You’ve nailed the ponytail look, I think, but how did you get all this new muscle?"

Suddenly he looked tired and unhappy "I have also been training"

What rong with hi tooelse I can do for you?"

He turned his head as a three-tone chime sounded "What is that?"

"Sohed "He worries"

She didn’t find Burke waiting in the hall; one of the visiting Kyn stood outside the suite As soon as Chris opened the door, the strong scent of alroan It was the same spike-haired troublemaker who had started the brawl in the armory

Why is he on this floor? "May I help you, sir?"

"There ye are, Pearl Girl" His lips peeled back fros "The bald one said ye were occupied, but I suspected if I tracked ye, I’d find ye alone" He swiped at her wrist and then frohen she ht wanes away"

Haveblood or sex, and for a second she wanted to slap his differently; evidently they expected to help themselves to the household hu hi it into an international immortal incident

"I’ht" Or for the rest of eternity, you pretentious ape "I’ll be happy to call down to Mr Burke--"

"I want no other" He gave her the once-over and breathed in "Not been taken tonight, then? Be they blind in this stronghold? Never worry, I’ll put ye to good use" He crossed the threshold and, when she backed away, leered at her "No need to play shy, Pearl Girl I kno it is with ye household wenches" He stopped advancing and frowned past her "What is this?"

She glanced over her shoulder to see Ja, his expression as lethal as the long copper blades in his fists "This would be the reason I’m not available, sir" Since they hadn’t formally met, it was her duty to introduce thele word of the proper protocol "This is Lord Jamys Durand, son of Suzerain Thierry Durand And you are?"

"Vander" He bobbed his head at Jamys and raised his eht the wench dallied alone here" A sly look came into his eyes "Since ye have no desire to bed the mortal, I’ll take her tohimself between her and Vander

Chris heard Jamys make a low, fierce sound in his throat and put her hand on his sleeve Under her fingers she felt his hten and hoped she could talk faster than he could strike

"Mr Vander, ivenhis stay Lord Durand is obviously not interested in sharing ave her an incredulous look, she added, "Now, please"

"’Tis unnatural, to draw copper over use of a ave Chris an ugly look "I’ll be seeing ye again, Pearl Girl"

Not if I see you first, Chris thought as she closed the door and secured it Only then did she realize she was treht need to rethink y"