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Fang settled back down onto the couch The shaking, I noted, had stopped His panting, too, stopped

I suspected, on so fueled supernaturally by the dark entity that had entered him I also suspected his soul was now trapped in this supernaturally vivified body Forever

"His mortality ends," said Hanner next to ins Everyone should be so lucky"

Fang was closed off to s about that My connection to Fang had been turbulent, at best At ti To know that I had instant access to soitimately care for me - and perhaps even love me in his oay - was a rock I had relied on foralways had an ulterior rown up and issues he’d dealt with, his ulterior motive would surprise no one That he stalked and befriended and ultimately loved a real vampire should be of no surprise either

I had seen le-mindedly obsessed His desire to be a real va, perhaps even his love forthere quietly, I noted that the wound in his neck - the wound I, ht before - had already healed

Yes, his desire to be a vampire had trumped even his love for me

"Why did you do it?" I said to Hanner, without looking at her

"I saw his potential, Samantha"

"He’s not stable," I said

"I’ for potential"

I nodded, understanding "His potential to kill"

"So much potential"

"That’s why you turned hi at her "To kill for you"

She calaze The fire just behind her pupil flared brightly "He is his own free man, Samantha But I a to hi this because I shut down your operation," I said "You’re punishing iving hi you wouldn’t, Samantha"

"You’ll create a killer"

"He will be tamed, Sam Even the worst of our kind can be tamed"

"Or what?"

"Or they are removed"

"You mean killed"

"You cannot kill what’s already dead, Sa its existence for the betterment of our kind"

"And when the entity withdraws?"

"The body will perish Instantly"

"Jesus"