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And Daegan trusted hie It was a curious revelation Gideon’s brow creased

"You kneould be this way"

"I didn’t know she’d have a seizure during your , but yes, I knew that your minds would be open to one another, far more than most vampires and their servants That’s key to ill help her

Are you regretting your decision already?"

No, he ondering how the hell he’d an Rei And why it felt oddly gratifying to have his vote of confidence, conditional though it was

Gideon an’s hand as he straightened "Piss off I’m fine I want to be with her"

Why would you want that?

Those words in his ht him up short While she sounded tired, her words were as welco his face, nodded "She’s speaking to you now?"

"Yeah She wants o to her"

Liar

Not a lie, Gideon respondedYou do wantinto my head, you knoant to be with you

"Of course she does" Daegan gestured toward the hallway "I left the cell door open for her I’d recommend you help her clean up, if she’d like that, and then you both get so the two of us alone?" Gideon’s brow creased

Daegan quirked a brow "Yes That was one of the points of doing this, wasn’t it? You’ll find you are soh not asin her mind, you will be able to anticipate her seizures all the better That, and your considerable defensive skills, should help buy you time if a seizure happens unexpectedly"

"Was that a compliment?"

"Unless I’ve experienced a head injury I don’t know about, no If she has a seizure, call out to ave Gideon a hard look "Don’t hesitate to do so I’ll be in ht sleep ason his heel, he left Gideon standing there, wondering what he’d justhimself It made Gideon feel twitchy and out of sorts, because there was a dangerous predictability to vampires While the shit could always hit the fan when they were around, if they were acting unpredictable, it was far more difficult to see froan was already more unpredictable than ive the Maybe he was tired as hell and wanted to go to bed Maybe he was grumpy because he hadn’t had any fresh blood

Gideon aes from the wo, as he was, at their new connection and the need to sort through whose thoughts hose With all that in his head, he set his concerns about Daegan’s attitude aside

He had to figure this out first Daegan had h He was as accessible as ever to come to Anwyn’s aid Hell, not that Gideon cared, but the van to cover his back

If it involved Anwyn, of course

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