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The moment her sister answered, she said, "No need to throw " Do not ask el

"Bianka?" her twin asked groggily

"You were expecting soht?" It was 6:00 a traveled between the two places otten involved with Sabin, she knew that meant it was 3:00 am there in Budapest

"Yeah," Kaia said "I was"

Seriously? "Who?"

"Lots of people Gwennie, who has beco his best to soothe the beast but whines to me like I care" She rambled on as if Bianka had never been abducted and she’d never been worried Sure, she’d thought Bianka washer duties, but was a little worry too , too Only bigger and better than Gwen’s William, ants to sleep with me and doesn’t kno to take no for an answer He’s not possessed by a deo on?"

"Yes"

"Shut up"

She i her cell to her ear, grinning and trying not to fall "So really, you were sleeping? While I wassister you are"

"Please You were on vacay, and we both know it So don’t givewho?" she asked dryly Only teeks had passed since she’d last seen Kaia, but suddenly a wave of homesickness--or rather, sistersickness--flooded her She loved this woman more than she loved herself And that was a lot!

Kaia chuckled "I wish it was because of a who I’ht over me Then I’ll comfort them both So far, no luck"

"Idiots"

"I know! But I ht? They’re afraid I’ll act just like her, so no one’s willing to take a real chance on ht Her napkins weren’t the right color No one has the flowers she wants Whaa, whaa, whaa"

That didn’t sound like the usually calm Gwen "Distract her Tell her the Hunters captured me and performed a handbotomy on me like they did on Gideon" Gideon, keeper of Lies A sexy warrior who dyed his hair as blue as his eyes and had a wicked sense of huht her as it once el Do not think about him

"She wouldn’t care if you were chopped up into little pieces You’re tooseriously so we deserve e get," Kaia said "She’s drivinginsane! And to top off ame of Hide and Seek So anyhy’d you decide to rescue yourself? I’ you, you have a better chance of survival in the clouds than here with Gwen"

"Survival schs had just started to heat up the way she’d wanted But how could she have known that would scare her so badly?

"Good going, by the way Allowing yourself to be taken into the clouds where I couldn’t get to you Brilliant"

"I know, right?"

"So was it terrible? Being spirited away by a sexy angel?"

She twirled a strand of hair around her finger and pictured Lysander’s glorious face The desire he’d leveled at her while she’d sucked him dry had been miraculous You don’t want to talk about him, remeing hi?"

The words were sneered, clearly a joke, but Bianka found herself shouting, "No!" before she could stop herself A Harpy dating an angel? Unacceptable!

And anyway, allowing the demon-possessed Lords of the Underworld to surround a warrior straight from heaven would be stupid Not that she feared for Lysander Guy could handle himself, no proble but air was proof of that But if so were to happen to Gwennie’s precious Sabin, like, oh, decapitation, the festivities would be soh," she added in a calmer tone "I kinda have to, you know Since I’m the maid of honor and all"

"Oh, hell, no I arinned slowly "You told me you’d rather be hit by a bus than be a brideser part than you, so…here I a little Gwennie plan the cereestions Would it kill her to at least consider h

"Well, you and I can attend naked," Bianka said "It’ll certainly liven things up"