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Sean had no idea how that had happened, and by the look on Andrea’s face, she didn’t understand either

The Shifters reached out to Sean "Guardian," some , acknowledging the

"Goddess bless you, Sean Morrissey," one man said His er over Sean’s sleeve

Sean and Andreacold Texas winters were like that--aby nightfall

Dylan’s white pickup waited incongruously in the lot When they reached it, Andrea collapsed against it, breathing hard in relief Sean stashed the sword in the cab and went to her, rubbing her chilled arht?"

"I don’t know What the hell happened in there?"

"They think I worked a bloody ether"

"Didn’t we?"

Her body was tight, her eyes flicking froain Sean had felt the sword’s h the hilt, pulling on his own flesh It had been strange, frightening, and heady at the same time

"You worked the lets brushing his hands "I just used the sword to enhance ic is the same asat me like that, Sean You want me to have answers, and I don’t"

"There’s more to you than ave him a shaky smile "And you still want to claih his body Andrea had saved Ely’s life, had given Sean’s cousin the chance to see his children row up She’d made certain Sean hadn’t had to lift the sword and drive it into Ely’s heart Sean could now ride hoirl, happy and wariven hiift