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"Secret, are you listening?"

"No"

He came around the unlit fire pit and stood in front ofthis at hoet a second chance to continue with Callum’s permission He could revoke his approval at any moment, and then where e be?"

"Square one I think we’re pretty familiar with it by now"

Lucas forced a s his smiles because there was no warmth in his eyes I crossed enuous expression

"I don’t like it either," he adreed to"

"Well, he agreed to let us get ritted ed ain, will you listen this tilib?"

"As if I could stop you"

We walked back to where the cerein, and he went over what Callum would say, what Lucas and I would be expected to do The process wouldn’t take long, and there wasn’t tooand dance, some professions of love, my promise to honor and obey--pfft--and soet to cut our hands open and high-five like blood brothers?" I held lib"

"I said I couldn’t stop you"

"So, we exchange blood, then we’re e and eat me because I can’t shift"

"I told you not to worry So don’t worry" He sounded annoyed withtheir word questioned, let alone outright doubted

"I guess we’ll have to wait and see"

"I said trust rabbed me by the shoulder and spunabout the way he looked at me "Trust me"

I blinked, then decided to see how far I could push rowled and a shiver ran through me "Take off your jacket," he instructed

I hesitated for a round

"Now your pants"

"Bossy," I replied, but my voice came out husky I complied My shirt came next, alltoo exposed in my underwear and profoundly self-conscious of the Victoria’s Secret panties I wore that said, Take a picture, it will last longer

Lucas stripped down until he was in his black boxer briefs Seeing the ht made my knees turn to butter I licked my lips

"Do you trust me?" he asked

"No," I lied

"Then you’d better run"

"I--"

"Run"

He dove for ed The s chartreuse This close to the fullto show theh the veneer of his humanity My heart pounded with excite wanted a chase, I could give him a chase