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"No! Never!"

A lol had her turning to face the s were soaked in blood and extended four to five inches past his chin to his chest She stared at their irew approxi for every thousand years of life Though s part way to feed or show aggression It was only during instances where a vampire felt threatened did they extend fully There was no hiding his age now; it was on display for all to see

"If you think you’re biting " She put her hands on her hips and faced hih the killing haze in histhrough to him

"Sexy fun time will only happen if you retract those suckers,

"Beth My mate" His voice sounded harsh and deeper than she had ever heard it before

"That’s right ainst the knot in her throat; she couldn’t lose him now, not when she had finally felt what it was like to be coan to recede He took deep breaths and within seconds they were retracted completely When he looked up his eyes were back to their norrey color and focused

"My Beth, my Bunny," he whispered and opened his arms

Crying out she collapsed against hi

"Shh my love, I’m okay, it’s over Thank the Gods, it’s finally over" His lips were dry and cracked as they pressed against her forehead

"They almost shot you," she cried Then she remembered, they had almost killed herwherever she could reach

"How could you! How could you try to kill hie

"Aiden, seriously what the fuck!" Meryn kicked Aiden in the shin

"O! Daet them off of me!" Aiden did his best to block her blows

An ar her away from the Unit Commander

"I hate you! I hate you!" she cried

"Beth! Beth! Baby, they had tranquilizers!" Gavriel croaked trying to get her to hear hi

She turned "Really?" she sniffled

"Yes, baby Though, now that I think about it, even if they had shot me, I think I would have been okay"