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A line forer "Remember you told me it wasn’t weird that they have personalities? You said that, so you can’tfun of you I’ic than I do, I’ht all naturals were the saed toward the door

His strong hand wrapped aroundaze rooted to mine It sank in deep, all the way down to my core

"I love that you are different, Penny Bristol I love that you challengeer Celebrate your differences It is remarkable to be unique in a world of theinto place

I encircled his neck with my arms and pulled hientle His hands splayed against ainst his body, before his arainst his lips, heat boiling ic danced and played around us, light and free I deepened the kiss, an unsettling ache co that I knew only he could fill

All too soon, he was pulling back, his beautiful eyes on fire, o, Turdswallop"

I smiled at his attempt to tone down the moment

"Okay" I stood onmy hands away from around his neck I slid them down his torso because…well, I was a warm-blooded female and he had an awesome body After a deep breath, I turned and headed for the door

The car had been waiting, just as Clyde had pro caution and not engaging "He wants you to survive this," I’d mumbled

"Yes, but for the benefit of the vampires"

Before I knew it, E out at a sprawling cos, connected with tree-lined ays and nestled together with large, geoic e into a series of color My eyes kept trying to get lost, to convince h, I could pick out more and more details

The driver had dropped us off on a s us to text when finished He had been as quiet, hard-faced, and stoic as Clyde He clearly worked for the vampire and not for the hotel It was a distinction that was now burned into s would be nicer," I s with cracked paint and dirty walls The architecture was right out of the seventies, pointed and flat, and didn’t appear to have been updated or upgraded since

"They are less worried about appearances than they are the s like paint and polish is not in their way of thinking"

"Clearly" I closedthe caet closer and have a look" He took my hand and crawled out of the trees

"It’s probably better if you don’t waste a hand on helpinghim down the hillside

"It’s not for you It’s for ression and wildness pu it er issues"

"A few, yes"

"A relaxing bath would do wonders Maybe so nonsense is extraordinary"

"Because of baths Trust me, you’ll see" I let his surprised snort fan a ss

I loved being in the trees and feeling the roots sink deeply into the earth Feeling the air caressthe branches aroundand chatter, which sounded like soft chirps and happy songs

Peace That hat being iered to a stop as the playful lance before continuing on, the change in ourhim for a loop