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I looked at Derek nervously

"Are you serious?"

"Yes I’ back "Vivienne will turn you, and then you’ll turn me"

My stomach writhed

"Why doesn’t Vivienne just turn you after me?"

He looked at Vivienne, then back toif you turnedhis lips

"Actually, what if you can’t be turned? You need to go first, because if you don’t turn, then I can’t turn"

"Well, let’s see what Ibrahim says," he replied "If he says I can be turned, then we’ll take his word for it"

"But, Derek," I spluttered "I’ve never turned anybody before What if I do so?"

He stared atthe possibility

"Well, Xavier and Vivienne will be there to guide you… and haul you off of me if necessary"

Barely had the hatch of the submarine opened when cheers erupted I picked up Rose, while Derek carried Ben, and we all cli by the port to welcome us Tears welled in my eyes as I looked around at the familiar faces

I had to quickly hand Rose over to ing, he ju me over in the process He had broken free frorin on his face

"I hear you’ve decided to coain, Sofia" Claudia ss at ave irl"

"Rose!"

Griffin, their four-year-old son, stepped out from behind Gavin His curly red hair reminded me so much of his father, while his hazelnut brown eyes were decidedly his mother’s Hea kiss on her cheek I smiled as Rose blushed

"Hello Griffin," she mumbled

Griffin had been a surprise for Zinnia and Gavin He’d been conceived while they were travelling and helping Aiden disband the ide organization of hunters Only recently had the couple decided to turn into vah to handle the shock of s

It saddened reet us: Liana and Cah it had been years, we still missed their company They had taken the cure to becorandchildren had passed away, but they’d had a burning desire to search out any fa today They’d told us they would likely return to The Shade after a few years, but ere still waiting for the at the Port, Derek and I took the twins’ hands and led them toward the forest But as ere about to enter the woods, so stirred in the trees A small vampire walked out Abby