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“Nothing She won’tas you don’t try to take her head”

S, Savanah kissed his cheek, ao, her days and nights had been boring and predictable Now, everything had changed Her father was gone She had a Va out in the hoht Yes, indeed, a strange twist of fate, one she ht have welcomed if it hadn’t cost her father his life

“You’re very quiet,” Rane said, lightly stroking her cheek

“Nothing to say, I guess”

“Don’t worry, we’ll find the one responsible for your father’s death”

Savanah nodded If it was the last thing she did in this life, she would avenge her father

And if the Fates were on her side, maybe she could find the monster who had killed herwhite dress reminiscent of the kind Cleopatra had once worn, Mara reclined on a curved settee, her gaze fixed on Kyle She loved to watch hile-minded concentration And after each session, he ently and sweetly as ever a man had loved a woht she was Did she dare tell hiht away There would be plenty of tilanced her way What was there about hihly captivated her? True, he was handsome, but she had met many handso h She refused to entertain the notion that she could be falling in love with hilements of any kind for centuries She had taken lovers, she had created others of her kind, but she had never given her whole heart to any ain that made her vulnerable It onderful to see the Great Sphinx again, to explore the pyra the banks of the Nilethe air of her native land, resting in the rich, fertile soil, renewed her in ways nothing else could

Anticipation curled through her insides when Kyle laid his brush aside and walked toward her

“It’s finished,” he said, his tone al I’ve ever done”

“Finished!” Mara leapt frolance at the canvas

It was beautiful Breathtaking Being somewhat vain, she’d had her portrait painted every twenty-five years or so The artists changed The backgrounds changed, fashions changed, but she had always looked the same Until now Perhaps it was Kyle’s affection for her that made the difference

“Surely that can’t bewas exquisite, slender yet curvaceous Her hair fell over her shoulders in luxurious waves, her eyes were bright with a hint of htly parted, as if awaiting love’s first kiss

She glanced at Kyle “Is that how I truly look, or how you see me?”