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Finally eternity came to an end and eleven-thirty arrived I loaded es Mr Ankh had built throughout the house He’d wanted his daughter to have an escape route if ever it proved necessary--not that she would knohat chased her
Reeve I frowned My nose wrinkled after I inhaled I se, and quite recently
Huh The passage led to a hatch just beyond the front yard, seconds from the road Still I’d have to be careful Mr Ankh had cahtin, I palmed a blade Was thatReeve? Had to be Dark hair swished as a slender girl ht and build walked north She’d sneaked out
Dang you, Reeve! No erous I currently was, I couldn’t let her wander the streets without backup
As I followed her through the shadows, I dialed Bronx
"What?" he snarled
"Reeve snuck out I’ht you’d like to know"
He spewed a
"You’re with someone?" I asked, shocked
At the saave hi up
Thank you, Ali, I inwardly mocked I appreciate your help
A car drove past, and Reeve darted behind a tree trunk I did the same, only to stiffen when the car slowed, stopped
Reeve stepped from the shadows "Ethan?"
"It’s me, sweetheart"
Sweetheart Hello, new boyfriend
"Thank goodness! I realized the car was slowing down, and I almost peed er side door "I thought you wereme at 7-Eleven"
"You were late, and I worried"
Bronx, as in spirit forh the trees and swept up beside reen, but it wasn’t spiked Tonight, it shagged over his forehead There were several lipstick stains on the collar of his shirt--and not all of theot into the car," I said, beyond grateful a slayer’s ability to see spirits extended to hues worse?
I tensed Backed away
No hunger pangs
I stopped, unsure I wasbetter? Once ave in to my desires
That hat ZA had said And she had been right I did Because I’d been mad at Veronica, my defenses weak And every time before, I’d been a mess about Cole
If I remained calm frorandmother I could be around them without worry
I wanted to shout with the force of ot this"
His tone grated--o back to bed and cuddle?" I asked sweetly
He leveled htened the ht ," I uy stay faithful any, and she was currently seeing another guy, but coation in his voice and flinched
"Sorry," I said on a sigh "I didn’t ed "Do you really believe I’d be with anyone else if I could be with Reeve?"
No I didn’t And when I thought about it, I understood Soot to be too much and anyone seemed better than no one He had no parents They’d dropped hi the wild animals would kill and dispose of him He just wanted to be wanted, to have someone to call his own
Earlier, as unstable as I’d been, I ht even have settled on comfort from Gavin
The driver--Ethan--turned the car around Bronx stiffened, gearing to pursue
He shouldn’t do this on his own I knew that He could call for backup, but I also kneouldn’t
I looked behind o I looked back at Bronx, at the anger and frustration shining froet into trouble
As the car sped away, Bronx arrowed forward
I couldn’t leave him
With a mental push, my spirit left my body, which would re proper speed, just as Gavin and Mackenzie had taught h other cars, and yeah, it freaked
"Taking care of Veronica"
I flinched as if I’d been punched
"You really messed up, Ali," he continued, unaware of the pain his words had caused "Beating on one of your own is never okay" His gaze raked over me, and he finally became aware "He’s not with her for that He doesn’t like her the way you think"