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"I’ "But I’m curious to knohat my brother did now"

"You don’t even want to know" Olivia stepped aside "She’s here"

"I see" Aiden lingered at the door, a slight smile on his full lips "Like the hair"

I picked up a few strands "Olivia did a kick-ass job"

"She did" He turned that half-sht so up fro" I stopped in front of Olivia "Thank you again"

"No probleed ed her back, and for soe step to me

Aiden shoved about half a pig’s worth of bacon at me I mean, I could eat someone out of house and town on a normal day, but he watched like a hawk until I finished it all off

"I really do like the hair," he said, after I returned froers He tucked a strand back behind my ear "But you could be bald and I’d still think you were hot"

I e That would not be attractive"

Aiden chuckled and pressed a kiss to the corner of my mouth "Mmm, you taste like bacon"

"That’s hot"

His hands settled lightly on ainst his chest "Do you want anything else to eat?"

"Oh gods, no I’m stuffed"

"Sure?"

I turned into his chest, rubbing ht when it wants to be petted "I’ why he was suddenly all about stuffing my face "Aiden…"

"I know" He circled his ar his chin to the top ofto say, and I knoe talked about last night, but I think, before we co, we should be careful You need to get checked out"

Oncefor a pregnancy test was tanta nude in front of a pack of daiaze "I will I pro ot about what I had to do "You ready? Marcus will be waiting for us at the Council"

I wasn’t ready, but I said yes I quickly changed into a Sentinel unifor the all-black uniforone

You’re not a Sentinel anymore

Had I ever really been a Sentinel? The first time I’d put the uniform on and left to face my mom, I’d felt like one The badass rush had filled me when I’d donned one after I broke the connection to Seth and prepared to enter the Underworld with Aiden

I shouldn’t be wearing this uniforreed

But I kept it on, because I needed to look the part even if I didn’t feel it Strapping the daggers onto hs, I slipped the Glock Aiden handed me into the side holster He patted my rear as I walked past him and, well, that made me feel a little better about the unifor in one of the side rooms There was a decent crowd out there, and the bacon I’d eaten was doing funny things in s of the raised dais reminded me of when Lucian and Seth had turned on the Council

Marcus still looked rough, but like all pures, he healed quickly The bruises were fainter, and the swelling had gone down "How are you feeling, Alexandria?"

One of these days, he would consistently callhoas "Okay You?"

He gave ht smile "Better"

Solos entered, and Aiden iate was holding There’d been no more attacks, and scouts had been sent out, like the party that had met us at the wall before we entered the University Luke was a with Olivia, but he’d quieted at that and sat up straight on the bench His gaze shifted frorateful Deacon hadn’t seen the two Sentinels who’d been down by the burnt-out wreckage His eyes, the only feature he shared with Aiden, were a bright silver Worry etched into his features

I made my way over to him "Luke will be okay He’s an awesome Sentinel"

His lips tipped up in an uneven sood they were, was truly safe, especially not a Sentinel I wished there was so more I could say, but if Deacon and Luke were serious about each other, he was going to have to get used to the dangers Luke faced It was a harsh reality