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Rafael followed her out of the lower level, although he kept glancing back over his shoulder, as if still not quite believing what she had shown hiers would not speak to you?

Dani thought of the years she had spent in the village "They were afraid ofwould hurt ot sick When they were sick or hurt, I was the only one who could help them They needed me, and they took care of le

Rafael caught up with her, turning her to hi to make you show me that place I’o into the jungle Mythe length of her spine, and on ied hi the startled pleasure in his eyes "Now you are, too"

I’m not what you think I aht one of his hands to her face Co and innocent I s Dani had never experienced, even when the Father had tried to force her to feel such things He had wanted to breed her like a cow, to see if her children would be as she was, only to discover that she could not make children Rafael didn’t care that she had nule, and that was a dream she had never expected to coo on

She brought her arms up and encircled his neck "I don’t want to be alone any down, he lifted her up to hisfor an instant, and then his lips touched hers She could taste his breath blending with hers, felt the silken abrasion of his ainst her face Before she was ready, he lifted his round

He wasn’t afraid of her He feared what he ht do to her It was so ridiculous that she als around his waist and clutched at his shoulders "That was a terrible kiss Here" She used her hand to draw his ain to hers "Let le, and teased his lips with the tip of her tongue He tasted of sunlight and shadow, and in that moment before he took her kiss and h, it could never be enough, and that hy he was the one, the , and the reason

Dani could feel the cold touch of death again, but pushed it away This isthat I hardly knohat to do

The floor of the jungle becaave her ca, luxurious interval Danicaress of his hands, content to drift along on a haze of not-quite-waking need She felt soue, tasted blood, and heard hi thekenis before he s he could do only when one of thelass in his hand remained whole, he assumed the temper about to explode was hers

"If you punch ht, "your hand will hurt longer than ? My life is all hearts and flowers, Lord and Master Lucan" She came around the side of the white leather couch and stood before hireat job of that"

"So I have… made you happy?" He conte into her furious eyes "Apparently not May God have mercy on my soul"

"Not until I’ to Samantha,’" she said with a very accurate ilish accent "Or how about, ‘While Sa, replace all of the ammunition in her weapons’"

He stared at her "I’ve soundproofed every inch of this building, so I know you weren’t listening at the keyhole" Then it occurred to hied ?"

"You’re replacingto me, you bastard, so what’s the difference?" She shook her head and went to the closet he had surrendered when she had moved in with hian sorting through cartridge boxes "I’oes with the territory But you know, you’re the one who made me Kyn"

"Yes," he seized on that "I did And I saved your life"

"You killed me before Dwyer’s bullet could," she corrected hiive you I like living better than dying Even with the fangs, the lousy diet, you being grandmaster vampire and all your other medieval shit"

"Suzerain"

She slammed the closet door shut "Whatever"

"I have been patient as well," Lucan said "You are still working for the police, are you not? As is o as you please, and so you do You put yourself in danger each night to protect humans, while I wait for you to come home to me" He turned his face away from her "And wonder if you will"