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"Of course," I murmured There was no way I’d involve her
Hisalong with everything will keep tabs on hiht about that"
This wasn’t the part of last night’s conversation I wanted to talk about After seeing how affected he hen he’d thought I’d gone out on a date with Blake--even though he see all day feeling heartsick and shattered, I wanted to talk to him about us About what I’d realized as I moped around the house all day
"I don’t like this, but…" He paused "But I’ll ask you one more ti out that can help you--help us"
I wanted to tell hi suspicion? If the DOD was everywhere, who could say there weren’t Luxen working for theht away, he seeh/inhale sound and nodded A splinter pierced et so day More Butler Yay"
And then he walked out Actually walked out of the kitchen instead of doing that super-fast thing he usually did And I stood there, wondering what the hell just went down and why I never stopped hi
Courage--I really needed to find the courage to tell his went further south between us
Chapter 20
Days and then weeks went by Eachstarted the sa like I hadn’t slept at all Every day the dark srew s, which blew, because that was the only tiot to see each other She was busy ork and Will, and I was busy with school; Blake; and a distant, closed-off Dae Blake like a hawk does when searching for prey
A frosty air had developed between Daemon and me, and no matter how many times I tried to start up a conversation about our relationship, he was quick to shut h he didn’t stop the training sessions and rarely ainst the to convinceinherently wrong with the boy, other than the fact he was a hybrid Like me
But as the weeks passed and the DOD didn’t storhtful paranoia He had reason not to trust the guy Given what happened with Dawson and Bethany, he was leery of all huive it to hi back, especially considering I sucked butt at the whole ability thing and Daemon made him feel less than welcome Blake was patient and supportive, while Daemon was the pissy pink elephant in the roo after school affected any and all social life Everyone knew that Blake and I were hanging out No one, not even Dee, realized that Dae all of her time over at Ada So Carissa and Lesa believed that Blake and I were dating, and I’d given up on trying to convince theht I was so wrapped up in hi it, I’d turned into one of those girls whose life ceases to exist outside of her boyfriend
And I didn’t even have a boyfriend
Their detailed attempts to draw me back into their world were incessant, but each tirab so to eat after school, I had to turn the There was no tis I once spent allwere now pushed to the side
I always asked Blake the saot started "Have you seen any Arum?"
The ansas always the saot crazy at so the ho up way too much room
"Technically, whenever we use our abilities, we are sending a piece of ourselves," he explained "Like if I want to pick so that as an extension ofour poeakens us"
That really made no sense to hed "You have no idea what I’ht, back to the arers slipped over the curve of an
Dae Blake to back away I took a deep, patient breath and faced the alien
He glared Blake into sub on the arm of the couch, Blake waved his hand "Sure Whatever She’s all yours"
Dae to connect with his face "I am not yours" A sh
"Shush it," he said, walking up to ht up your--"
"Kitten, your language is so unladylike" He stepped behindhis hands on e fro He leaned in, his cheek againstWhenever we use our ability--tap into the Source--we are sending a part of us to do it It’s like an extension of our physical form"