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"I’ve heard that ruht out if it were true She couldn’t betray Seth’s trust

"Do you think soht have been Lasaran?"

Relieved, she shook her head "I’m the first Lasaran to visit your planet"

"What about one of your allies?"

"As far as I know, the only other people from our solar system who have visited Earth are the Sectas" She wrinkled her nose and hoped he would read the apology in her expression "And the Sectas view humans with too much derision to ever mate with them"

He rose "Now they have even more reason to despise us"

"Because of what happened to me?"

"Yes"

"They don’t know They probably never will" Nor would her family

He frowned "Ami, isn’t there any way you can contact your world?"

"No My ship was destroyed As soon as it was dah to force a descent, ain any of the technology it contained Nothing salvageable reh I kno to use an interstellar coe of how to build one fro a cell phone"

He took her hands in his "Then there is no way you can return to your home?"

A fist squeezed her heart "No No one knows I’e its ain he brushed her lips with his "If you ever find a way to return to Lasara, will you take me with you?"

She stared up at him, shocked He would do that? He would leave his friends, his life here, so he could re on Earth to be with him?

She smiled "I wouldn’t return without you"

When he drew her into his arainst his chest and listened to his strong, slow heartbeat

He lowered his chin to the top of her head "I think I would like your world," he mused "No war No violence"

Ami missed it Missed her fahts if you didn’t have to hunt vahed "You already do"

"I guess that settles it then War … peace … as long as you’re at my side, I’m happy"

Ami leaned her head back and kissed his chin "Sweet talker"

He grinned down at her and lowered his head His lips were an inch fro, he frowned and turned his head "So"

Ami dropped her hands to the 9mm’s "Friend or foe?"

"Friend It’s Roland"

She followed Marcus out of the armory and down the hallway As he crossed to the front door, she couldn’t keep her gaze fro-sleeved, black T-shirt--to his muscular butt

Sparks of war it with both hands and urging him on as he drove into her Her pulse leapt Her breath shortened

"Ain his deep voice made her chuckle

Marcus opened the door at the sa "Roland, what’s--"

Marcus’s head jerked as a thud sounded Flying backward, he landed at Aushed froht with pain, he blurted out, "Ow! What the hell, bad?"

When Roland entered, slammed the door behind him, and stalked forward, Ami drew her 9ht there, Roland!"

He halted, face mottled with fury "Step aside, Aain, and I’ll empty the clips into you"

"Dab, Abi," Marcus huffed beneath her "How cad you turd me od whed my face feels like it just exploded?"

"Are you okay?" she asked without taking her eyes off Roland The older irulared at Roland "What the hell is ith you?"

"Sarah saved your life, you miserable bastard," Roland shouted, "and you conde open, Ami lowered her weapons "Oh, Marcus, you didn’t!"

His jaw clenched as his face darkened with anger "She left you there" He wiped the blood from his mouth and chin with one sleeve "She knew you couldn’t defeat two dozen vampires without her, and she left you there"