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"Fine" She held her hands up so he could see her palms "Silver has never burned me before"

"Like I said, I think your father infused the chains with some sort of vampire mojo to make sure I couldn’t escape He probably didn’t expect you to be poking around up there"

"I knew you were nearby," she said, a note of wonder in her voice "I could feel your presence I heard your voice inside "

"Must be lots of fun now," he said, gri

"It’s only fair, since you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for h"

"Kiss me, Zack"

"Here? Now?"

"What if we never get another chance?"

"Good point"

It wasn’t easy, squirh to be able to press his lips to hers, but it orth it Her lips were cool and sweet and for that brief ot he was bound with silver and locked in a putrid cell in a dungeon, forgot that every breath ht be his last

Chapter 23

Drake sat in front of the hearth in his Fortress apart on the arm of the chair He had a decision to make, and for the first ti was the right thing to do

"Are you going to tellon the other ar for hiuess?" Although guessing wouldn’t be necessary She knew exactly as bothering him

"It is Zack Ravenscroft, of course," he ht

"Yes, ah! Das more difficult, doesn’t it?"

"You have no idea," he said, his voice little ht If he was lying to h "He claims to love Kaitlyn"

"Claims to love her? Honestly, Drake, why else would the man come here? If he intended to harm her in any way, I’m sure he’s too smart to try it here, under your very nose! Besides, if he meant her any harlared at her

"You know I’ht as well adnation In all their years together, he couldn’t recall a ti

Pulling her down into his lap, he kissed her soundly, then shook his head, his expression rueful "Tell ht with our daughter?"

Kaitlyn’s demands were few

"I want you to release Zack immediately Let him shower Provide him with clean clothes Give hiet used to the idea that, for the foreseeable future, I intend to spend every possible minute with him"

"Is that all?" her father asked dryly

"He’ll need so fresh nourishhtened his own hunger He guessed the sa off easy," Elena remarked

"Hush, wife"

"Hush yourself I think you owe Zack Ravenscroft an apology"

"I think so, too," Kaitlyn said "Now, if you’ll excuse ained his feet when he heard Kaitlyn’s footsteps She wasn’t alone The human, Torrance, ith her He wondered what that meant

Kaitlyn set you out of here," she said as Torrance unlocked the cell door

"What about your father?"

"I have his permission, of course" She hurried into the cell after Torrance, waited impatiently as he unlocked the shackles around Zack’s ankles and removed the chain from around his neck "Thanks, Torrance That’s all"

With a nod, the ed your father’s mind about me?" Zack asked

"I don’t know" She slipped her aret out of here How did you stand the smell?"