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His brow arched "You want to run off to Switzerland? That’s your plan?"

"No, we’l be Switzerland You and Lindsay wil form a loop, Syre and I wil forap between the two Right now, the biggest priority for everyone is the Wraith Virus If we’re al fighting the same enemy, it makes sense to combine forces"

"Since when did coo to ithout me He would certainly think twice about it if I objected If you can convince Adrian that the risk to the Sentinels is too great without your support, we ht be able to hold the set up They’re not going to want to play into that any more than you do It’s worth a shot"

"Okay"

Vash came to an abrupt halt, shocked that he’d capitulated so easily "Just like that?"

"It’s messy, complicated, and wil probably come back to bite us in the ass And the Wraith Virus isn’t real y a lycan problem--"

"Aside from the fact that you seem to be especial y tasty to them," she interjected

"There’s that, I suppose" He resu "But we’l do our best"

Relief hit her like a Mack truck That ht’ve been why she blurted, "And I want to mate with you"

Elijah froze, his hand suspended in the process of zipping his duffel closed "Vashti"

She spoke in a rush, her heart racing and her palms damp "I know it’s selfish If soet toafter losing a mate, but--"

He faced her and the look in his eyes nearly leveled her "I’l go dohether we’re ht you knew I’ave ht into his ar that’s ever happened to hed, and the sound unknotted the stress and fear inside her "And we’re just getting started"

"We’l be able to coe"

"A others" He brushed her hair back froer as a connected unit…and more vulnerable They’l kno to hurt us"

"So on’t tel anyone I’l be your fanged piece on the side and you’l be my boy toy We’l let those ant to believe that we’re using each other believe it, but we’l know better"

"You don’t have to do this," he said softly "I can wait until you’re ready"

"I’m more than ready Just try and stop me, baby"

She cal ed Syre and told him about what she’d learned of Charron’s attack While she did so, Elijah cal ed Lindsay and told her he needed to meet with both her and Adrian Then Vash and El finished packing and headed to the Huntington Jet Center to wait for one of Adrian’s private planes

They were finalizing the paperwork for the return of their rental car when an agency employee rushed in with a manila envelope in her hand

"Mr Reynolds," the pretty strawberry-blonde cal ed out, wearing a winsome smile that made Vash take a possessive step closer to her man "You left this in the backseat"

"That’s not ister the clerk’s attraction to him

"It has your name on it"

He accepted the envelope and opened it, withdrawing the contents Photographs Shots taken through a paned , like soator would snap of subjects unaware they were being surveil ed Vash recognized the Sentinel in the photos instantly