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“Have you ever loved anyone?”

“Just my family”

Savanah reached for a tissue from the box on the end table She wiped her eyes and blew her nose “Haven’t you ever been in love?”

“You mean besides now?”

She looked up at him, startled by his words “What do you , and he knew it He had no right to love her, or any wos, for which he would find no forgiveness in this life or the next But the fact reed “I thought you should know”

“Rane…”

“You uess so, but…”

“The idea displeases you”

“No, but…”

“But I’m a Vampire and you’re a hunter,” he finished for her “And you’re thinking it’s going to make it difficult to taketo say!”

“Maybe, but it’s what you’re thinking, isn’t it?”

“It crossed ive you leave to try”

He had told her that once before, she thought, and not so long ago

“I need to find the Va her tears “She’s not going to get aith it”

“How are you going to find her?”

“I don’t know I don’t suppose you’d help ht”

“Would you? Really?” She looked at him, her eyes filled with hope “I mean…really? You’d help me hunt one of your own?”