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“It’s how you truly look,” he said, “but why are you so surprised? It’s the same face you see in theyou are”

“Yes, of course” She looked at her ie more closely Of course she looked beautiful She was a Vala on her tiptoes, she kissed hile

“Can I keep it for a few days? I’d like to ainst his chest, she blew out a sigh He really was a dearto leave him? Would he still love her if he knehat she was? Few mortals who learned her true nature lived to tell the tale Dare she trust him with the truth?

His handthrough her Lifting her head, she gazed up at him Desire lurked in his eyes, the scent of musk rose from his skin

“Mara, I look at you and I want you with every fiber of ernail down his cheek “An artist and a poet”

He captured her hand in his and kissed her palainst her cool flesh “Only a fool in love with a goddess who dares to drea love to you”

“Co him by the hand, she led him to the settee and drew him down beside her “And dream no more”

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Another ent by and Savanah started to get restless Not that she didn’t enjoy being with Rane, but she was beginning to feel like a prisoner He had gone to her house again last night and when he got back, he had told her he didn’t want her going outside unless he ith her, whichuntil the sun went down When she’d started to argue, he’d kissed her until she forgot everything else Now, she wondered what he knew that he wasn’t telling her

She was anxious to go home, anxious for her life to return to normal, or as normal as it could be without her father, but Rane wouldn’t hear of it He re if not patient creatures, and that just because they hadn’t seen or heard anything out of the ordinary in the last week, it didn’tto worry about

Savanah kneas probably right, but she still wanted to go ho in her own bed Sheto work She had called Mr Van Black and asked for more time off She had called Jolie a couple of ti at the Chronicle, she had called the police department to see if they had turned up any leads on who had killed her father even though she kneas unlikely As far as she knew, there weren’t any Varinned inwardly If she lost her job at the Chronicle, o to work for the Kelton PD

Now, she wandered from room to room on the main floor The views from the front s all looked like scenes froreen pines reached upward toward the bright blue sky with thetoward the back of the house, Savanah gazed longingly at the pool Sunlight glinted invitingly off the still water, teo outside and take a quick dip, but Rane’s warning echoed in her mind