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One day you’ll kill everyone I love, he’d added Hell, one day you’ll killOne day, if she was a Drainer as he suspected, she ging her from the safe world she’d created for herself, where she had never truly felt, but had only operated on autopilot No ould she let that happen

If she had to leave hi but That didn’twithin her power to prove she wasn’t a Drainer--or to do whatever was necessary to revert back to her old self if she was

Hungry? Riley asked hopefully

His voice slipped inside her mind, as warm as his body She took stock Her sto "No," she ad, he jue into his human form, as well as into the clothes he kept stashed there This wasn’t the first time he’d stayed in her bedroom Hopefully not the last, either While he was up, she rushed to her door and turned the lock, then she sat at the edge of the bed to wait for hi The bathroom door creaked open a fewelse and her breath caught at the sight of hiirl’s fantasy co life Seriously, you practically needed an ID to touch that six-pack

Maybe that hy he exuded such an undeniable bad-boy vibe

And he’sher shoulders, refusing to slink into depression, she pushed to her feet "I’ll just be a minute"

"Okay"

He strode to the bed and she made her way into the bathroom She quickly brushed her teeth and hair and took care of business There were dark circles under her eyes, despite her peaceful rest last night Plus, her cheeks were a little hollowed out

Not for the first ti she were beautiful like Victoria Or Lauren Mary Ann scowled Lauren, who had dated Riley and only recently broken up with him Lauren, as probably a better kisser, definitely braver, utterly more confident, and wouldn’t ultimately kill him and all those he loved

Mary Ann’s self-esteeusted with herself, she stoain Riley reclined on the bed, and she settled in beside hi her head on his shoulder He was just as warain as his heart pounded against her temple Not Lauren’s Not anyone else’s

Maybe

She stiffened Maybe, again The as like a cancer inside her brain, eating at her, destroying her The more time she spent with him, the harder she fell for him That was a fact Another fact? The harder she fell for him, the harder it would be to leave him, if that’s what she ultimately had to do to save hi?" Riley had one arertips s," she said

"About?"

"If I am a Drainer When e know for sure? Hoe know for sure?"

He sighed and, of course, he ignored her questions "Listen, I shouldn’t have yelled at you last night I was freaked out and worried about my family But you’re my family, too, and I’m sorry I shouldn’t have treated you that way"

"You don’t have to apologize" That was the truth, but yeah, she did like those words on his lips "This is serious, dangerous stuff, and if so my dad--" or you "--I would react the same way"

"Still" He pressed a soft kiss on her cheek "Moment I left you here to escort Victoria and Aden ho and practically shoving those two into their rooms so I could return to you And by the way, I will be sleeping here every night until the witches are no longer a threat to you"

Sweet boy "Just don’t soil the rug," she quipped

He gave a ht suddenly occurred to her, and she frowned "You usually hide when you hear ed, theher head up and down "I wanted hio as needed without fearing he’ll shoot ht"

"S to the subject at hand I asked sonored me I’d really like you to answer now So First up When e know if I’m for sure a Drainer?"

"Actually, let’s not return to this subject Let’s forget the Drainer thing for now"

"No I can’t" Not when he h, war theainst her brow "Food will er needs or wants it You’ll begin to crave close proximity to witches and other creatures, and you’ll know them, what they are, what they can do, before you ever even see the… None of that helped her case She’d already begun to sense when creatures were near She’d known Marie was in town before she’d seen her And yeah, she would love to experience that rush of power again Craved it, as he’d said

"Tell me if any of that happens"

She would do more than tell him She would show him She pushed fro?"

"Finding out" Maybe she should have waited until she was alone, but he needed to know just as , she pulled a candy bar fros of nuts and other candies rested Her eency study stash She peeled back the wrapper, turned to Riley, as stiff and anxious, and bit into the top

Usually, she would close her eyes and delight in the sweetness of the chocolate This tihtened up, ready to revolt, but she did it, she sed, and it was like sing a lule" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>