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"Aiden, while that was…nice, and thank you for threatening that guy…but--"
"I know you’re not ready to be with ize for what just happened I love you, Gwen and I’ll never stop craving you"
"As long as you don’t get the wrong impression Just because we ether Things are fragile right now and while I’ roaned at how cold and technical my words sounded "I do love you, Aiden, and the Goddess knows I’m attracted to you It’s just…"
"Dorian?" Aiden supplied
"What? No" Dorian hadn’t even entered oing on with us I think it’s smart if I take a break from relationships for a while"
Aiden frowned "Everyone makes mistakes, Gwen Don’t allow mine ruin your outlook on love"
Disbelief fell overyou want rowled "I only meant, don’t let what I did ruin e could have Screw Dorian On second thought…don’t"
When Lauren toldto meet me at Vain, I hadn’t expected all of them to show up Six pairs of steely eyes landed on my face when I entered the private rooroup, stood and ht have looked like a teenager, but there was nothing na&iue while his face deceived the world The Vainal vampire family, the first humans to be turned by the demon Nufesum And their appearance in Flora wasn’t just a friendly reet I had struck a deal with them while in Moon and the payment for their help was my blood I kneas only a matter of time before they came to collect, but I hoped it would be in the distant future
"So nice to see you again, Ms Sparks," Aaron La’rue s at the waist to place a kiss on top I was sure all of them could hear ainst chest
"And you," I said through tight lips My eyes circled around the rooe of the suede sofa, her lengthy legs crossed and a satisfied s blond hair was neatly pinned up while tendrils escaped and brushed her shoulders Pernis, Ian’s sire, sat next to Alana He was tall and lanky with slicked back brown hair and a no nonsense attitude He wore a three piece suit that looked like it had been constructed in the 1920s
"Let me introduce you" Aaron still held my hand, and as he walked further into the rooht beside me, his hand on the small of my back I knew in a roo Aiden could do to save me, but I appreciated the illusion of security he offered
"You’ve estured toward the two of them They both smiled, and I tipped my chin down in a shallow nod "This is Fredrick" Aaron held out his hand toward athe bridge of his nose His eyes were brown like Aaron’s but had gold twining through the irises, giving him an almost ethereal look
"And Mira and Giles," Aaron continued My eyes fell on the last two Mira looked to be the youngest, th dirty blonde hair and wide green eyes Giles, I adolden hair and blue eyes There was a cockiness about hiave both of thethe lines of "it’s nice to meet all of you" but that would have been a lie In no as I happy to meet the entire Vampire Council or have theht my silence was rude they didn’t comment Out of all of them, Pernis was the one I was most afraid of I had killed his child, broken a bond with soht hundred years Depending on the vampire, retribution could be extracted should they see fit Another thought occurred tosix va Ian? In Moon they had offered to help capture Ian, but there was no talk about killing him Maybe I stepped over the line and they were here to punish hed, ht about the absurdity of worrying about deues when the real threat was the VC I hadn’t been anticipating their role in my survival
"Please sit" Aaron held out his hand to an empty chair "We have much to talk about" I walked toward the chair and sat while Aaron joined Frederick on the couch All six va me, each with different expressions Aiden stood beside me, his hands clasped in front of hi back at the VC The rooainst the dark walls The VC remained motionless; their eyes pinned on my face I trailedso The aard silence was playing hell on ainsta lot to talk about?" I finally said My ihed ood ierous toa short "