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"He’s done nothing? What’s this then?" Jerry stood in front ofertip

I gasped "Really? Is it so offensive? Don’t look at it then" I jerked down reen tank to help Penny pack Bad choice since the knit clung in all the wrong places

"It’s not offensive except as a re did to you" Jerry actually tried to drag the top up again "You are always beautiful to , Jerry, and you will never see ain" I darted to the opposite side of the roof

"That didn’t coht Besides, that’syour head with--blood with powers,you out to be some kind of paranormal entity It’s insane!" He held both hands up, obviously still unsure how to ht words "On some subjects, such as your loyalty to Valdez, you’ve lost all perspective There’s no reason to risk your iave me a narrow-eyed look "Unless there’s more between you two than I know"

"You know there’s not anything going on now except friendship AndI ever had one News flash, Jer Whatever I a for a nice hereafter"

"Of course you have a soul You’re good, Gloriana Too good for Valdez with his de while inside you is bullshit If that baby is his, then it’s clear he bedded the she-demon before or after she inhabited your body He did marry her once What does that say about his standards?"

"Lay off, Jerry Even you were young and foolish once Does the na a bell?" I had hielic Mara had a history of lying that included keeping the truth about who her daughter’s father was for hundreds of years That’s why Jerry had only recently learned he had a daughter, made before he was turned vampire

"Don’t try to change the subject" Jerry had crossed the roof, close now "We’re talking about Valdez"

"Rafe denies sleeping with the deh forside of these argu to those creatures Why are you forgetting that?" Jerry tried to approachyour fondness for him overcome your coht he was He played a part with you for five years Now he’s finally showing his true colors"

"He played a part because you paid him to do it, Jerry!" I feltso blind and stubborn

"Calm down See reason, Gloriana" Jerry reached formy own instincts, I’d had it I concentrated and he froze where he stood

Yep, I turned Jerry, the love of my life, to stone He couldn’t even blink but his eyes burned as he realized what I’d done to hiloated Hah! Look what Glory could do Then I ca down to earth

Oh, God What now? A quick thaw? Or should I explain this while I had a captive audience? Because he sure as hell wouldn’t listen to a thing I had to say once he was ain

"Uh, sorry about that Meant to tell you While I ith Alesa earlier, she said she discovered I had some untapped pohen she was inside ht me the statue trick I take it as proof that Ian didn’t lie about that at least That I started out as so my eyes "Jerry?" This was bad, very bad I could read his thoughts and they weren’t words he usually used aroundhelpless As a warrior it was his worst nightmare

"You see? This could be a clue about what I a to be pretty when I released Jerry from the freeze Had to do it I stared at him, wisely put a dozen feet between us first, then did the deed

He whirled as if testing his freedolared at me "What the fuck was that?"

"I told you A new skill" I took a shaky breath He was stalkings rattled I deserved it