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Any re amusee of the couch again and indicated for lance toward the other grays, who continued to keep their distance No one ithin hearing range

"It’s my fault," she said "All of it What I can do…what I’ve done I’ about?"

"My hunger" She bit her bottom lip "My curse It’s been hard to control since I first became a demon The conversion to deel Lucky bastards My brother and I…we both had coy--he could kill with a touch--but he had it totally under control I hungered for a different kind of energy…and I couldn’t control it noeyes "Souls"

She nodded, her expression bleak "It became an addiction, one I kneould lead me to trouble every time I came to the human world But I couldn’t stop Nathan tried to help ers only got worse Of course, that meant that I showed up on the proverbial radar screen of Heaven and Hell like a bright blip of trouble I was destroying what they valued ade that needed to be hunted down They sent a teaels and demons to do just that On that team was my brother whom they’d enlisted in the hope that he could help control me--and your mother, Anna That’s how they met"

Anna Her name immediately seared into my brain I sed hard "So what happened?"

"They found me, of course But it took thenant" She let out a huh "Believe me, they were shocked that it happened as much as anyone else could be--at the time, they hadn’t even known it was possible But--" Natalie turned to clutch my hand and looked deeply into my eyes "--they wanted you, Samantha They loved you even before you were born"

I didn’t pull away fro "Then what happened?"

"Even though they tried to keep it a secret, the other teaured out they had an illicit relationship They were torn apart and told they would never be allowed to see each other again You’d been born and hidden away by then Anna planned to get you back as soon as she could"

"But she didn’t"

"No" Natalie’s grip on ht A big fight Anna--she was stabbed with a dagger just like the one Bishop carries The Hollow opened up and sed her Nathan was so devastated at the thought of losing her, he juht in after her" Her face tensed "And the rest of the teaht behind theet rid of three problems at the sa three times as fast as normal "They killed her?"

Natalie nodded "I’ripped my throat Tears welled in my eyes

I forced myself to hold the that but I don’t understand what it is It’s where supernatural beings go when they die Right?"

Her lips thinned "It’s a black pit where all the unwanted garbage from Heaven and Hell is tossed--and it doesn’t discriminate It opens up here in the human world only when a supernatural is destroyed--like a vacuu has ever returned froe disposal"

It sounded like a night occurred tohas ever returned from there But…you’re here You returned"

The haunted, serious expression was still there, but a slimmer appeared in her eyes "I did, didn’t I?"

"What does that mean?"

"It ed" There was a large helping of disdain in her voice, and soness, too "They have no idea what’s possible now They due because I was different Did they think about helping me, like my brother wanted to? No, of course not I was a proble their foot on it and kicking what’s left into the trash But I’m back"

I stared at her with cold shock "You’re back and…now you can createthat you do"

"That was a surprise, believe me It never used to be like this, and I’m sure Heaven and Hell were shocked when that little news item showed up on their radar When I kiss soes the like me But they need to be careful not to take too much Their bodies have transformed to become supernatural, but their"And hureedy creatures Give the delicious and they co as nor what it would do to hienuine, wicked smile "What can I say? He’s cute I like cute boys They’re fun" She cast a glance across the lounge toward hiht it was so he could be withhe wanted to save her He didn’t want to take her soul"