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"From what I’ve heard, they were raised by the same foster parents Nohich one?"

"Darian"

She heard theht?" Caiden finally asked

She felt her eyes fill with tears She wanted to cry and tell him it wasn’t fair, that all her life she had wanted herbrother to fix it, like he always did, but she knew he couldn’t fix this She sh her tears

"He’s been so unpredictable He looks exactly like I dreamt him" Technically her words weren’t a lie, but her heart still felt heavy

"Okay, baby girl, we’ll stay out of it We don’t really want to be around when you’re freshly --and I do ht"

"I promise" She tried to keep her voice upbeat and cheery

"Also, don’t hesitate to go to Aiden He’s a good guy He’ll help you any ould," Caiden said

"If the need arises, I will Now, if you’ll excuseto bed Remember, I’m three hours ahead of you now"

"We’ll visit soon," Kyran called out

"Miss you guys already" This ti down her cheeks

"We ive thathis own e the abbreviated nicknaht, doodlebutt," Tristan said,her sed the phone to her chest After a few otten cold so she decided to turn out the light and get under the covers Before she knew it, she was asleep

CHAPTER FOUR

In her dreaer her prince She stared at his back as he walked away fro, bony aret to hih the door at the end of the hallway Once he went through that door, she knew she would never see hiain, but no matter how fast she ran, she couldn’t catch up She felt a neave of panic overtake her when he reached the door and turned the handle When the door swung open, there was nothing but an unending, black abyss He spread his ar into darkness where there was no light to save either of them She ran to the open doorway and looked down; he was quickly falling away from her When she jurin on his lips

Amelia ith a start; Darian’s sinister smile was burned into herfor so hallway hit a little too close to home when it came to her mate’s currentfor afor her phone It was after noon! She had slept theaway, and despite the extra hours of sleep, her head felt like it was packed with cotton Groaning, she got out of bed and headed to the bathroom Compared to Darian’s atrium, her room felt empty and dead It had the warmth of a hotel room, despite the quality of the furniture and linens She wondered what it felt like to go to sleep listening to the ing you to sleep each night She shook her head What she needed was a nice, hot shower She turned the water on to the hottest setting then backed it off a fraction In no tihtshirt and stepped into the shower Her travel size shampoo only served as a reminder that, for all intents and purposes, she was in li claimed, could she really call this place ho and stepped out She dried off as fast as she could and wrapped her hair up in a towel She would wait until it was alh her hair Even during the coldest winters, she never blow-dried her curls; if she did, the natural curls she inherited from her mother would end up in a pouffy ed for straight hair like her brothers

Standing at the bathrooh her fa her favorite foundations and eyeshadows Each action brought order to the chaos she was feeling When she was done, she was happy with the soft, feminine look she had created She unwrapped her hair froh her long curls She bent over and shook out her hair at the roots to give it volu, she blew a kiss to herself in theup the towel and stepped into the roo from a heated, steamy bathroom, her bedroom felt cold Goosebumps covered her from head to toe as she raced naked over to her suitcase and pulled out a haphazard outfit Black knee high socks, skinny jeans, black tank top, and a zippered black hoodie sweater co, she picked out her favorite ruby red bra and panty set Surprisingly, her underthings were as colorful as the rainbow Only her outer clothes seemed to stay black and white

Once dressed, she tucked her phone into her back pocket, grabbed her coat froh the foyer and down the hallway to the e rooger than the night before She heard sounds from the kitchen and followed the voices She found Rheia and Ryuu at the kitchen table sipping on tea