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"If you can’t calh her connection, it stands to reason that Vincent is probably doing sohten her fear He did that with Jenn and Avery to raise their adrenalin" I didn’t say the rest of what I was thinking There was no reason in pointing out that he’d be drinking from one–or both–of the that then he ainst the seat several tiure out that Chansey’s a blood jewel if he hasn’t already"

"Did you tell her?"

He sighs "No I couldn’t bringI didn’t understand and couldn’t explain I had every intention of telling her but I wanted to find out what itto freak when she found out "She’ll inevitably kno"

Curry closes his eyes "Yeah and she’s gonna be pissed at ures out that I knew" I didn’t envy Curry that conversation

I’ápe "I feel Avery cal to lower her heart rate and adrenaline or the coven is finished with them"

"Chansey is naive when it comes to vampires She sa Sully was before our reconciliation but it was brief He played cat and ames with her to tauntcoht now"

"It’s best to not think about it It’ll consume you and distract yourthat being a blood jewel is ill keep her alive If for no other reason, Vincent will protect her because of that" Those are the only reassuring words I have

"Ironically, that’s the only thing encouragingup Another three or four hs "I hope you don’t turn into a crisp french fry"

"Me too That would suck" I can’t even consider ould happen toI can think about

We remain silent for the next few minutes as ait for the verdict I stretchbut its war" Curry watches my hand as I for when the sun initially hits oes away after asensation "It feels like a blistering tingle"

"I like it" Curry puts his hand into the sun "It’s a good reminder of what I really aets? "I can’t i so human that I don’t remember I’m a vampire"

"Just wait, buddy It’ll happen to you too," he says

I’m so lucky to have a best friend that has experienced this "I’rateful I have Sebastian"

Sebastian had no one to guide him He was left to interpret it all on his own based solely on legends "Can you ih hiswas that he was a vampire and he loved a human I remember how confused I hen I realized I felt affection for Avery

"He had to be terrified of the things he was feeling" Curry taps his te his mind"

"And to lose Ella the way he did Such a senseless death I don’t kno he didn’t go h to bear it because I’m about to lose my mind now

"He told me he still feels her–even in death"

That would be torture "That’s gotta hurt"

"He seems comforted by it"

I don’t kno there would be contentment in that "I’d rather die than live without Avery"

"I feel the sa it all but says he lives for Ella because it’s what she wants for hi e’re about to burst into a nest of crazy va Tiet out of the car and quietly approach the house where I saw Avery for the first tiain

Curry tries the front door and it’s unlocked so we immediately suspect a trap I motion toward the back of the house and he follows closely on my heels I push the lever of the handle and the door opens–a definite trap He points toward the upper level balcony above us and I nod We cli and land on the second story porch The french doors are open–another invitation for us to enter

I’ uneasy as we enter the house but it’s of no consequence Trap or no trap, we’re going inside