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"I don’t know" He crossed the s when I had to tiltequipment I’m not familiar with"

"And if they are, what does thatto be worried about?"

"I don’t think so, not even if the levels of energy are higher" He reached out, s back a strand of hair that had escapedHave you been experiencing any outbursts recently?"

"No," I said, not wanting hiht in my rooered on er, and then he captured ainst the center of h his dark lashes, he burnedlook

My lips parted and my heart fluttered in round around us "Did you bring et me completely alone?"

"That may have been a part of my master plan" Daeheartbeat later, his lips pressed againstheavily "No kissing," I whispered

His fingers tightened aroundnot to"

"Then try harder" I slippedmy hands back into the pocket of hed "Whatever you want"

I nodded We started back to the car in silence I stared at the ground, at hat I wanted and what I needed Dae," he said after a few lanced at hiether Outside of your house and not just walking around" He stared straight ahead "We should go out to dinner or ain "Are you asking hed under his breath "That’s what it sounds like"

The trees were starting to thin out Large bales of hay came into view "You don’t want to takeme what I don’t want?" Curiosity colored his tone

"Because you can’t," I told him "You can’t want any of this with me, not really Maybe with Ash--"

"I don’t want Ash" His features hardened as he stopped, facing me "If I wanted her, I’d be with her But I’m not She’s not who I want"

"Neither am I You can’t honestly telltheir backs on you for ot to stop assu you knohat I want and what I would do"

I started walking again "It’s just the challenge and the connection, Daemon Whatever you feel for me isn’t real"

"That’s ridiculous," he spat

"How can you be sure?"

"Because I know" Daemon appeared in front of me, eyes narrowed He thumped his hand off his chest, directly above his heart "Because I knohat I feel in here And I’, no ainst a brick wall than live for the rest ofwhat could’ve been And you knohat? I didn’t think you were the type to run, either Maybe I rong"

Stunned, I pulled my hands out and brushed ood warm and twisty kind "I don’t run"

"You don’t? Because that’s what you’re doing," he argued "You pretend what you feel for me isn’t real or doesn’t exist And I know da for Bobby"

"Blake," I corrected hi around him, I headed for the car "I don’t want to talk--"

We caiant black SUVs were parked on either side of Dae him in Two men stood beside one, dressed in black suits Unease rolled through me like a chilled, dark wave Daehtened his muscles I didn’t have to ask to knoho they were

The DOD was here

Chapter 15

One of the Suits stepped forward, eyes trained on Daemon "Hello, Mr Black and Miss Swartz"

"Hey, Lane," Daeuy "I wasn’t expecting you today"

Unsure of what I should do, I nodded and re to ot into town a little early and saw your car" Lane save me the creeps

The other Suit’s eyes bounced toout here?"

"There was a party here last night, and ere looking for her cell phone" Dae for it"

The cell phone felt like it was burning a hole in uys later," Daeer door of one of the Expeditions opened and a woht bun, revealing sharp features that would’ve been pretty on soe drinking?" The woman smiled It re so with everything "He knows better His parents are liketo catch up with you, Daeet an early…dinner" Lane motioned toward his Expedition "We only have a few hours I hate to cut your cell phone search-and-rescue short"