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"I guess you think you’re protecting the ust "Got to complete it successfully if you want to stay here in Trinity and seek your redeht?"

"How did you--?" Surprise shot through his amber eyes before they narrowed "Wait ain on private conversations"

"Maybe I can do things you don’t even know about"

A cold sirl Very tricky I think I’et in Bishop’s skull now and listen in Is that it?" He ood he was at playing the guessing gaine that would be h A deel"

"You offering?" I asked sharply

He snorted "Sorry, not tonight"

I gave hi look "You are so incredibly--"

Snap!

Bishop had finally spotted Carly hidden away in a corner booth My heart sank to see that she was kissing sonize this ti? Couldn’t she stop herself anymore?

Bishop approached her table and stood there until she saw hied frolazed Those strange, scary lines branched around his mouth for a second before they started to fade She turned her black, predatory gaze on Bishop

Seeing her like this again chilledat Bishop

"Well, well," she drawled "Look who’s here"

"Carly, right?"

"Present and accounted for Where’s your tall, blond and handsoht?"

"Not here"

She pulled a handso part--or all--of his soul "You’re a popular guy around here, Bishop Everyone wants to know your story"

"Not much to tell"

"Samantha’s not here"

"That’s okay I wanted to see you"

Her broent up "Really? Why’s that?"

"Because I want you to kiss me I want to be like you"