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With everyone safely buckled in, the plane began its journey down the runway, picking up speed until finally Jacque felt her storound As the plane rose higher into the sky Jacque felt like she was finally getting away fro this past ain

She leaned forward in her seat, arms wrapped around her middle as she laid her head on the table in front of her She heard startled voices but could notin her ears as she tried not to screaht that since she had taken Fane’s blood that she was better, but Cynthia was right when she said it would take more than one ti ar her She curled her body into the strength that she knew had to be Fane

Jacque didn’t open her eyes until she felt hi her down on a soft surface She didn’t bother looking around, the only thing she wanted to see were Fane’s eyes She watched hi his eyes froently

Jacque watched as he unbuttoned the first three buttons on his black shirt and pushed the collar back to expose his throat As the pain continued to course through her body she barely registered that her canines had lengthened the ently wrapped his hand around the nape of her neck and guided her mouth to his skin This time Jacque didn’t hesitate As soon as her teeth ain Fane’s spicy essence poured into her as she closed her eyes and welco blood

Fane pulled Jacquelyn close, sheltering her with his body as she took what he offered

He whispered in her ear using his native language, telling her how ine a life without her And when he told her he loved her he felt her body tremble in his arms She pulled back this time on her own and Fane saw the tear tracks down her cheeks

"Why do you cry, love?" he asked her gently

"I knew you would come for me, but I didn’t know if I would be the same person when you found ue run across where she had just bitten hied a soft red and as he ran his fingertips across her face he felt the heat on her skin

"Sorry, there was, um, some blood" She let her words trail off

Fane chuckled as he wiped away the evidence of her tears "You don’t have to be eue across hed as she swatted at hiotten a s now? Has the pain lessened?" he asked in a much more serious tone

Jacque took a deep breath and let it out slow She closed her eyes, concentrating on her body She could still feel a dull ache but it was even better than after the first tiiven her his blood

"I feel much better," she told him honestly Her brow furrohen she asked, "Fane, will this affect the Blood Rites since I’ve taken your blood?"

"No, Luna Because I have not taken your blood, the Rites are not co She rolled onto her back and for the first tis She realized they were in a s along the edge of the roo on a queen sized bed that almost completely filled the space

"Is this the back of the plane?" she asked him