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Mara looked at hi her lips “Where’s Kathy? Why didn’t she come with you?”

“She went to Italy to attend soo?” Mara asked

“I felt the need for so “Have you told them about Rane?”

“Yes”

“I’m surprised they’re not here”

“I told them there was no need, at present If Rane’s existence was in danger, they would be here, but since he is likely to recover, they decided not to intrude on his privacy He’s made it clear that he wants no contact with any of us”

“And yet here you are,” Mara remarked

“He is blood ofthere, listening to the two Vah she had stus beyond her colanced from one to the other They were both beautiful, their skin flawless, their hair thick and lustrous They looked human and yet, in soer on, they didn’t With Rane, she had thought it was because he was extraordinarily handsome, and because she loved him, but now she realized it was more than that

She yawned behind her hand Would they think her rude if she excused herself and went to bed? Itfor Vauests been ht Would they expect her to do so?

“I’ our hostess up,” Mara said “Perhaps we should go so she can get soained his feet “It was a pleasure to meet you, Miss Gentry”

“Savanah, please”

He smiled at her, his expression so like Rane’s it ? What if Rane didn’t recover? What if he reht, assuring her again that Rane would be his old self in a few days

Savanah nodded, felt her heart skip a beat when Mara and Rafe held hands and disappeared froht

Chapter Thirty-Seven

He couldn’t open his eyes, couldn’the had ever known engulfed hiled to make his way to the surface, but to no avail It surrounded hiht Clive had destroyed hi through his flesh, burning through his veins The agony was excruciating

Now and then he thought he heard Savanah’s voice Was she here, too? He tried to call for her, but no sound eed froht, how I’ve ency, and with it the scent of blood It dripped past his lips and he sed convulsively For a blessed moment, it eased the pain For a blessed moment, the darkness seemed to recede, but then it returned and with it, the sa pain he had known before