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Ethan and I would be ton Library, the city’sup to watch

Malik grinned "‘The wedding of the decade,’ I believe the Tribune said"

"I just want a wedding without supernatural draan House in particular, seemed to attract it

"Luc has that in hand," Malik said of the captain of Cadogan’s guard corps "And the rest of us are doing e can"

I couldn’t argue with that The entire House had rallied around us, thrilled to help celebrate the iven thean’s vampires had ironed linens, polished silver, slid invitations into envelopes lined with crimson silk

"The effort is very ave Ethan more time to lead the House, and me more time to ensure its safety

A hush fell over the rooan House’s Master stepped into the roo mine

That we’d known each other for ht of hi To the contrary--that he was mine, and I was most assuredly his, made the impact even more forceful

He was tall and lean, with the body of a man who’d once been a soldier Even now, as a leader of vaolden blond and shoulder length, his eyes the green of new eht, his lips usually either quirked in a wicked grin or pulled into a serious line--the expression of a Master eight on his shoulders

He also wore the Cadogan uniform--a triarment it probably was He wore a white button-down beneath, the top button unclasped to show the glea at his throat It was a an House And he wore it as well as he did everything else

Beside him was a small woman with tan skin and dark hair She was a vaic around her And given the tightness around her eyes, she was a vampire orries

"We’ll be in touch," Ethan proether, inclined her head toward him

"Thank you so much"

"You’re very welcome," he said, and atched as she headed toward the door

But when I looked back at Ethan, his gaze was fixed on h our telepathic connection, taking in the leather and steel of my ensemble I like the look of you

Good, I said Because you’reme tomorrow