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She’d wear holy relics, bath in whatever would keep thethe day if that’s what it took, but she needed to know exactly ould work

But before she found out what else was out there she needed to find out a few things about herself and their merry little house of psychos

"What’s a Sentinel?" she asked, tilting her head back to give him better access

He paused mid-wipe as he frowned down at her in clear confusion "Chris didn’t tell you?"

"No, not really," she said, wincing when a drop of antiseptic landed on a cut

"Maybe he didn’t get to it There’s a lot to cover after all What exactly did he go over with you so far?"

"That I shouldn’t run away froone over anything else

"Oh, and that I’m a Sentinel, whatever the hell that means"

For a moment he only stared down at her until she finally had about enough of being gawked at and slowly, oh so slowly, sat up She leaned back against the bed and took a slow cal If nothing else, she owed Chris an ass whooping for not only hanging her upside down, but for leaving her there

"You’re kidding right?" Joshua asked, giving her a funny look that she was too exhausted to even hazard a guess at

"No, I’ to hi and then surprisedwith nad men, which wouldn’t have been bad except for the fact that they all shifted into huge vicious beasts and tried to eatback a yawn as she wondered if she’d ever be able to sleep with the lights off again

"Shit," he h his hair, "no wonder mom’s pissed at him"

She eyed hiht?" she asked, wondering exactly how old Madison really was to have a grown uessed mid-twenties, but apparently life spans were different in this household

"Yes," he said with a fond sainst the wall, "she’s my mother

Jill is my sister and you’ve already met my brother Chris," he said with a wink "I also have a little brother named Marc, who’s already in bed, but I’m sure you’ll meet him later"

Isabella nodded slowly as she took that all in "And Ephraim is your father?"

"Yes," he said proudly

"Okay……," she said slowly, drawing out the word "I don’t knohat Ephraiured out that whatever he is, Madison is Chris claims to be a Sentinel, whatever that is What are you and your sister and little brother then?"

"My parents are Pytes, which I’ll get to in a minute

Chris is a Sentinel as you are," he said, holding up his hand in a stopping ain I’ll get to that I’m human and so is Jill"

"And your little brother?"

His expression hardened as he considered her question,her feel a little uncomfortable After an intense ed "Cheats at video games"

Okay…