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She sat down in the captain’s chair "I have to tell you so that may make you tossyou could say would do that, Christian"

"Wait until you hear it," she warned "The other night I got a call from Italy"

As Janized as a tresora, and then related the response fron such an iered him, but he concealed it from her It was only when she mentioned the council’s deterems that he understood the source of her anxiety

"So that’s why I originally offered to help you" She sounded ashaht be able to find the e direction, or soeet what I wanted, and save the world in the process"

As clever as Chris was, she likely would have succeeded "Why are you telling esture "Don’t getelse the council requires Becoht about for the last three years I rees, but the Kyn are my family I want them to feel the same about me But if that ive it up I just can’t do that"

She had spoken from the heart, and Jamys felt his own clench in response The sound of her voice breaking over the last of her words ed her out of the chair and into his arms He meant only to comfort her, but she lifted her face as he bent to touch his e blosso in her sweetness Surely this hy his father could not keep his hands fro that at any moment he could drink from such a delicious fount The heat of her body poured over hihed his nah him

Chris was the one to draw back, her face rosy "So I take it you’re not going to throw me off the boat"

"I think not" No, after her admission and that kiss, he had other plans for her But he should first determine what her desires were "What will you do if we find the eave him an uncertain look "Type upMove to Nepal Why are you looking atyou in Paradise," he said honestly

Sanored a knock on the door as she opened it

"My lady," Burke called "May I join you for a ood time, Herbert" Sam strode into the closet where she kept her work clothes, jeans, and T-shirts

Lucan’s tresora appeared in the doorway "Forgive me, rabbed as ers off her work clothes rack as she could hold and carried theive her the nuers "I do beg your pardon, o so "Away from here Now You’ll just have to deal with this on your own"

Burke began helping her "You should know that I have sent Triple-A to Paled his own transportation back to the stronghold" When she said nothing, Burke sighed "My lady, I know at times the master can be difficult, but if you would find it in your heart to forgive whatever he has--"

"He banished Jamys, he manhandled Chris, and he tried to kill not one but two ht before he called me a whore To my face"

Burke paled "Was Christian hurt?"

"Not physically She’s taking Ja back to pack up her things" Sam retrieved soht this on, but it wasn’t the usual song and dance He crossed sorimaced "Under certain circurets it later"

"It wasn’t just what he said or did I shot him with two tranq darts, and they didn’t even slow hiht thing by walking away, but then re hi to talk to Alex, see if she knohat could have caused this Until we know, you should send the humans home, and tell the men to stay clear of him"

"As you wish, my lady" Burke’s locator chimed, and he checked it "The suzerain has just arrived"

"Elvis has entered the building, has he?" She closed the suitcase "For now I’ll bunk with Chris over at her place" She didn’t want to think about long-terly, okay?"