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Ethan made a sardonic sound, pulled out a chair for an to stuff my face

I didn’t stop until I’d had thirds, until I’d eaten enough to pooch out my stomach like I’d sed a volleyball A delicious volleyball

That’s when all the blood rushed to an to close

Gabriel pressed a napkin to his et to bed before you fall into your food, Kitten We’ll keep watch today"

"You’re sure?" Ethan asked

He nodded "You’ve done your part to help us Least we can do is return the favor We’ll head out at dusk when you’re awake I presu back to at dusk"

"Perfect tiily wondered Most supernaturals didn’t have va the day, anyway I’d assumed they wanted to be awake for the action--or the havoc

"Not as"We prefer cat naps"

I smiled back, covered a yaith the back of ue with him While Ethan cleaned up, I hit the bed in my clothes and was out before he returned

6

I ith a start, ht I blinked, orientedneatly on a bedside chair Ethan must have taken them off before the sun rose

The room was dark, shutters still over the s, the sun’s journey though the sky not yet couesthouse was utterly silent, utterly still

I rarely stirred before Ethan, and it was odd to experience twilight’s quiet while he slept soundly The question hy? I threw back the covers, scrubbed hands overor the noise that had stirredwater on an to function, then walked back into the bedroo back to the Barrymore landscape, to the representation of the valley on canvas

And then I thought of Christophe’s journal entry: Fiona is painting She isn’t very good yet, but she is trying very diligently

My heart began to pound "Could it be that si

"Sentinel?"

Ethan’s voice was groggy When I looked back, he sat up, fingers coh his hair, sheet pooled at his abdo "I think I knohat happened to Fiona McKenzie"