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She beca ache She turned on the light and stared down at her hand in disbelief A dark black bruise circled the skin of her wrist
Savannah's eyes widened Slowly, she turned her hand over
Two thin scratches marred the skin of her palhter in her hter
CHAPTER 6
Every erous secrets
-Entry from the diary of Henry de Montfort,
November 25, 1068
The moment the sun set, William's eyes flashed open He jumped from the bed in a e consumed him How dare that bastard attack Savannah? How dare he? He would destroy hi intently for any sounds in the
Where was Savannah? Why wasn't she in the house?
He sent hishis psychic power, as he searched for her He could find no trace of her, no trace of the telltale warhed She was gone She'd h the tunnel, up the winding staircase and into the house He traveled through each roo carefully just in case he'd missed her Just in case she was there
The house was ereat roo He stared into the fla them Instead, he saw her
Savannah With her fiery th
He couldn't bla His hands clenched He understood, really Why would she want to tie herself to a monster?
He lifted his hand toward the flame He could feel the warmth on his cold skin It reht warmth back into his cold existence For too brief a time…
He closed his eyes And heard the sound of an approaching car in the distance Was it her? Was she coht hers He felt her instantly Her war touch of her spirit The feel of her almost drove him to his knees
He took a step forward and then stopped She would have to co to the quiet purr of the car's ravel beneath the tires
Slowly, ever so slowly, the car neared the house He could hear them, hear the driver, an olderto Savannah He heard her soft, quiet responses
The car stopped at his gate Hisopen instantly He felt the driver's surprise, felt the man's fear
William heard Savannah open her door and step out of the car He heard her as she began to walk toward the house He heard her as her heart began to pound, louder, harder Then she was at the door
His muscles strained, but he didn't ed to go to her