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"Several?" Nefri muttered as the two males hissed in shock "Do you mean--"

"Do you have theout an io hesitated, clearly consu prisoners

Such as whether they’d been captured or were lurking in the shadows to cause yet another catastrophe

Thankfully, her sharp elbow to his ribs helped hi ainto his pocket and pulled out thehe would be suffering from the loss of his sire

No matter what Gaius had done, they’d shared a connection that could never be truly broken

"Here," he ruffly

"I’ll take it" Siljar reached up to snatch it froo frowned "It needs to be destroyed"

"It will be taken care of," Siljar promised, and with a wave of her hand, the medallion disappeared

Whether it was hidden in the folds of her robe, or soo wasn’t satisfied "Taken care of? Does thatso" She paused to bid Nefri a lo "Nefri We are in your debt"

Straightening, the tiny deling to accept that they had actually survived

"Soo said in soft but startlingly coo, then seeht I’ll leave you to it"

They watched in silence as the massive vampire left the ruined room in a less dramatic fashion than Siljar Still, it wasn’t until they could sense the Anasso jogging away froently turned her to aze

His lips parted, but Nefri had been waiting from the moment she’d been released froy

Not that an "I’ to kill your lover, she wryly adan, only to be outo placed his hand over herhis hand away "But I need to say I’ant tone "No?"

"From this point forward, the past is done," he said, his eyes dark with a plea that tugged at her heart "The only thing that matters is the future Our future"

She hesitated, desperately wanting to accept his offer

Howhad she denied her emotions out of fear?

"You think that’s possible?"

His se of sadness that spoke of his own loss "We’ve both spent too long being haunted by events that neither of us could control" He cupped her face in his hands, his touch tender "I want a fresh start Don’t we deserve it?"

She didn’t know if they deserved it

Her past wasn’t entirely blao was not an innocent

But, deserving or not, her heart urged her to snatch at the happiness with both hands

Well, after she’d toro just a bit He’d certainly done his share of tor over the past weeks

"I’ether, his struggle against his instinct to toss her over his shoulder and demand capitulation etched on his beautiful face

Their coether a delicious battle

"Why?" he at last rasped

She offered a faux pout "You hit me on the head"

"Ah" His frustration melted to wry amusement "Yes, I know"

"That’s it?" she demanded "‘Yes, I know’?"

He reached to curl her hand into a fist, pressing his lips to her knuckles "You can hitthrough her veins to sear away the lingering chill from the spirit

"As hard as your head is, it would probably break ainst his lean body

"True" He smiled with a wicked promise that ht as well mate with me instead"