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Her ringer had been off when she’d been in the field, and what a good choice soered the screen, there was a raft of texts A lot were from her fellow trainees…there was one from John Matthew…and a couple fro to see when she would be well enough to give a statement about what had happened in the alley

And then about…oh, seven hundred and fifty from her sister

As well as some voicemails from the female And theirThen she refocused Feeding She needed to feed

And on that subject, noould be a great tiood choices, she told herself She needed to hit up Craeg, Axe, or Boone and ask one of the to text one of those guys, and she knew they would coe transportation And then she would be onethis all behind her--and a step further away from complications she could do without

Read: Peyton and his blue-blooded vintage

Yup, she was going to hit up Craeg…

Or Axe…

Or…Boone

They were going to do just fine, she told herself as she signed into her phone Just fine and dandy

After Ruhn spoke up, he fell silent and really wished that he hadn’t said anything Actually, wait, what he would have preferred was not to have come here at all Because if the latter had been true, then the former never would have been a problem

I’ve always known you didn’t approve of me

Had he really said that? "Never ave you the idea I disapproved of you?"

"I should not have brought this up"

"No, I’lad you did" Saxton shook his head "We need to talk this out I’iven you that i into those gray eyes, those big, beautiful pearl-gray eyes He loved the way they looked up at hi perfectly, the head tilted in polite inquiry…

The htly parted as if the male were still surprised

"Whyever would you think that?" Saxton pro is a ence, and certainly not worthiness Ruhn, you gave up Bitty to parents who loved her for her own good You let your bloodline go for her benefit and others How could I not appreciate aact?"

"I couldn’t sign the docurew forceful "Worry not ever, Ruhn, over my opinion I could not respect you more In fact, I have always been"--those eyes shifted away--"struck by you"

An unfa the pain there--and at the saant penthouse seeether even though neither of thehed a little

"Have I made you feel uncoize I assure you, I offer this only in the spirit of friendship"

"Of course"

"Regardless of ay" As Ruhn recoiled, Saxton’s face tightened and his voice lowered "Is that going to be a probleht--before he caught hiain, he said, "No No, it will not"

"Are you certain about that?"

When Ruhn didn’t reply, Saxton looked away "Well In any event, thank you for updating me about Miniahna and I’ll take it froer required--"