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"So I could have ori kid and not even known it?"

"Possibly," Malachi said "The strongest one, butthat makes them stand out in human society And the e human"

Ava rolled her eyes "Thanks so much"

Rhys said, "Hundreds, thousands of years they’ve been hunting in the world Grigori blood is laced through huy like a dark thread by now"

"I feel like I’ crazy pills," Avaall of this very well," he said quietly "I can’t i"

Malachi saw her reach for his hand, then pull back And he wanted--he wanted to grasp it Wrap it in his own He felt like a le bite of bread She was there She needed his touch If he could only--

"So if Grigori and Irin are basically the same with the bloodlines and stuff, why aren’t the Irin men predators, too?"

Rhys curled his lip "We have purpose, conscience, and discipline"

"Don’t forget, Rhys" Malachi watched her "We also have the Irina"

"The Irina," Ava said "What you think I am?"

"Yes," Malachi said "The Irina are our other halves And they are stronger than human women"

Ava shrank back in her seat "I don’t have any super-strength, Mal I think you guys are hed "Not like what you’re thinking And, for the record, the ree with Malachi You give off energy like a reactor"

"What do you y; it’s part of their own ic And if you think about it, you’ve probably always had an excess Humans would have called you nervous Anxious A bit jumpy and irritable"

"Maybe…"

Malachi knew from the tone of her voice that his brother had touched a nerve

Rhys continued, "But what humans think is nerves or anxiety is normal for an Irina"

"You hear the souls of the world, Ava" Malachi tore his eyes froy That’s why crowds can be so overwhel for you It’s inevitable"