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I could barely believe er, pulled it off and handed it to Caleb She had tears in her eyes as she looked at hi "It’s better you have this back" She reached for his hand and closed his fingers over the ring

Then she turned to et in your way again And I’m sorry for all the harsh words I spoke to you earlier You didn’t deserve them I just needed the tih And as I did, I realized I felt like a ain, I’er be in your way I suppose we’ll have to try to find a way to get off this island When we do, you can drop me off somewhere and I’ll… I’ll try to start a new life away from all this supernatural craziness Perhaps, in a few years, I’ll meet a neeetheart of my own"

Caleb’s mouth opened and closed, but no words ca fish too as I tried to understand what ga with us now It felt like she’d just had a personality transplant Or been possessed

Eventually it was Caleb who lad you’ve co her steadily "Because I can’t lie What we had is gone It died over the years we spent together in that frozen castle… I don’t love you any erously close to falling I expected to see at least so but sadness and regret

He gripped her shoulder "Once we et off this island, we’ll take you to the nearest shore and find you somewhere to stay A hostel, a shelter for the homeless You can start your life over and stay out of trouble"

She nodded, then turned away and began cli in Caleb’s hands, dumbstruck

While every part of ed, soae of tack was, but I didn’t like it

It was soht

Chapter 21: Aiden

Even though we still hadn’t ed to locate the bodies of Caroline and Tho with Yasmine Yasmine’s parents were inconsolable Derek and Sofia did all they could to apologize--but ords in the face of the loss of one’s child? The death of Caroline and Thomas, and now the death of Yashout the co to the vampires warily as they passed by It seemed they’d developed a distrust of all supernatural creatures This was so that used to happen in the old days of The Shade, before hu toward such a state of distrust in such a short space of ti

I looked around the athered for the ceremony The crowd of vampires seemed thinner than it should have been Soe nu to one corner There were also olves, witches, and Brett, earing a neaistcoat for the occasion

Derek and Sofia stood opposite me, next to Kyle and Anna I noted Mona, Kiev, Erik and Saira standing in front of me Matteo and Helina were a few feet behind Vivienne, Xavier, Corrine and Ibrahi fro nursed by Adelle I wondered if that hy it looked emptier… No As I looked around, I realized that six of our key council : Claudia and Yuri; Landis and Ashley; Gavin and Zinnia As council members, they of all people should have been present

As Yasrave by her parents and the cerean to disperse I walked up to Derek and Sofia, both looking far paler than even vampires should Sofia had tearstains down her cheeks and her eyes were red fro I could say that could console her So I didn’t bring up the subject of Yas ?" I asked

Sofia looked so anxious, I wouldn’t have been surprised if she’d barely noticed Derek, however, sharedat once," he said

"Leave it to ainst h on their plate already This was the least I could do to help

Since Gavin and Zinnia’s home was nearest to the Sanctuary, I decided to stop by there first I leapt up to their treehouse and knocked three tier-haired lad, Rose’s best friend, Griffin, answered the door Worry marred his face and he could barely find it in himself to smile at me

He raised a brow "Aiden?"

"Where are your parents?"

He drew a sharp breath "They’re here Locked themselves in either side of the apartriht"

"Oh I… I’ood time then"