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I was silent as I thought on that "I won’t ask you to leave," I eventually said How could I expect her to do that when she was clearly in as ? "But I’ll be honest, Alora, I don’t see how you can help None of us have been able to coh If you stay, you can’t try to see Evan"

"I’ he made it clear that he didn’t want me here It’s okay" Another sad, wobbly smile

"That’s not what I mean Evan just doesn’t want you to see his, but I know he doesn’t want me around"

"I wouldn’t be too sure of that" My words didn’t seem to affect her

After a short silence, Antonio slad that is settled I will have someone escort you to the Guest House, Alora" He called out a nauards stationed outside the parlour stepped inside "Please take this young lady to the room that I instructed to be readied for her Thank you"

Alora rose frorateful yet sorrowful s why I need to be here"

When the door closed behind her, Antonio looked warily fro before you both leave: I have news froe West"

So not what I wanted to hear

Chapter Nine

(Sa over whether or not we should risk bringing Paige West to The Hollow But ere still at stale to back down Jared had eventually walked away – a gesture that the conversation was over He was now lying in the hammock on our balcony, totally silent

And I bloody hated it

The last thing that I wanted was to be at odds with Jared Knowing that Evan, Max, and Stuart could die, seeing the pain on Alora’s face…All of that had brought with it an acute awareness of just how easily everything could end How easily the people important to you could be taken away, just like that I’d experienced it with a boyfriend that my Sire had killed – Bryce had been murdered in front of my very eyes The pain of that loss had never left me, and nor had the memory of the look in his eyes just before Victor killed hi to Jared was ten ti fact was that it could just as easily have been Jared as hurt in the tunnels The very idea has iht have storh it looked as though he had petulantly walked off in a huff and was now sulking, I was connected to him on a level so deep that I kneashi at hi and sizzling inside hi to hide it all from me That realisation had stoppedtapped fully into our bond, I’d realised so so hard with Jared on the subject of Paige West for the last feeeks, I’d caused hi his twin deteriorate had swa with him, I’d more or less left him to deal with it all by himself I’d made hireed with his decision about Paige He thought that I’d tell hi this way