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Cruce inhaled sharply, stretched to his full, enorht, tossed his head back and pushed away from the fireplace "Ah," he purred "Yes, that is what I wasand resettling his ers athie behind the counter, retrieved one of the many ice packs I had fro beat up all the tihtly to her eye and sank down on the sofa next to Daddy

"Hey, Daddy," I said, and kissed hi were Dani and Mom and my family would be complete

"Hi, baby" He smiled up at n it"

I slid over the back of the Chesterfield and dropped down on the other side of him, opposite Alina He draped his arms around both our shoulders "I do" I took the packet he was offering hed Our Co "Looks like you covered it all" With lengthy codicils for virtually every possibility

Jack Lane looked at n this, honey? I agree with your n it I stretched eneral direction of Barrons "Can I have one of your knives?" He was always carrying I’d nearly pulledhowThen Barrons’s ue, the sting of fangs, a kiss, and his one

He had to do it fiveso quickly, but finally, with an ancient quill Barrons had produced, the Coned by one MacKayla Evelina Lane, Queen of the Fae, cross-signed by Cruce, then signed secondarily in sharp, dramatic script that shimmered even when dried, with a nae known to man It was formally witnessed by Jack Lane, Barrons, Ryodan, and Alina Lane

"There e of precious metals, imbued with power," Cruce said "I will accept the bracelet you had the other night"

"No," Ryodan said He shot me a look that said, if he wants it, it’s i," Cruce said flatly "I have not demanded the Amulet, which I know you have and should beof precious ift from the Fae race"

Barrons looked at me I have other objects of power to offer

I narrowed lanced back at Cruce "You may have one of the lesser three aree to this pact"

"And his de," Ryodan aze and was shocked to hear clearly infrom you that you would ever desire to use, MacKayla It is important only to me