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“Yeah, you are” She frowned “Sometihed She couldn’t be serious There was no way she didn’t kno pretty she was or how her laugh drew people to her

Her frown deepened “Are you laughing atfaster than he should have, and caught her hand “You can’t tell me you’re surprised that I’m here I’ve been your shadow since the first day you arrived”

Beth’s eyes dropped to where his hand wrapped around hers After a ly, but you’re…you’re…”

A grin pulled at his lips “I’rin spread into a smile She pulled her hand free, but he didn’t think she wasover and picking up a large album “Anyway, I found this old photo album You want to look at it?”

He leaned back on his elbows “We can do whatever you want”

Her lashes lifted, and he felt as if he’d been punched in the stomach when their eyes met No Not that Like when he shed his human skin and took his real for becaht

That is what he felt when Bethany looked at hi on in that head of hers, asher eyes so dark that it was almost difficult to tell the difference between her pupils and irises Did she feel it? God, he hoped he wasn’t reading her wrong, because if so, this was all about to get really aard

But it wasn’t like huot past the whole alien thing

She showed hih the album with a soft smile on her face as she made a comment about this relative and that one Butattention to theht next to hi at her—at the finely arched eyebrows, her cheekbones, the way her lips curved, how she tilted her head—

Bethany laughed, lifting her chin “You’re not even looking at the pictures, Dawson”

He thought about lying but grinned instead “Sorry You’re distracting”

“Whatever”

She had no idea that he could literally stare at her all day It was like he was obsessed Whipped is what Daemon would say, but his brother didn’t understand Hell, Daasn’t even sure he understood what he was doing here, with this girl—this beautiful huirl

This was trouble

And he really didn’t care

Over the low hu with the doctor His eyes flicked to the bedroo it closed the rest of the ith a soft click, he turned his attention back to Bethany, but she didn’t appear to notice

“I’htly and surprise flickered across her face