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“I don’t know,” she said again “How did your wife cope with having a Vampire husband?”

“You would have to ask her,” Rafe said, chuckling “We had some pretty hairy ti on then”

Rafe nodded “We had sorand, right?”

“Not at all,” Rafe said, grinning “They were Vampire hunters ere also involved in so they hoped would destroy the Undead and cure the Werewolves”

“What were they planning to do, go from house to house and inoculate the Supernatural co to add it to the water supply I can tell you from personal experience that it didn’t work”

“What happened to the grandht theainst their will?”

He nodded “And I would do it again”

“But…”

“Would you rather I had killed theo, they would have continued their experiments As it was, they had already killed several innocent people They had to be stopped I did it the best way I kne, short of taking their lives”

“But you’ve killed people?”

“A time or two, in self-defense”

Savanah took a deep breath “And Rane? Has he takenmoment, then said, “I think that is a question you should ask him yourself” He lifted one brow “I find it curious that you haven’t asked him already”

“I don’t think I wanted to know the answer”

“And now?”

“I need to know If we’re to have any kind of lasting relationship, I need to know everything”

Rafe nodded “I only know of one life that he’s taken It happened the night we became Vampires He thinks no one in the family knohat he did, but I know, just as I know that it preys on his uilt over that death that drove hiuilty? It’s what Vampires do, isn’t it? I’m sorry, I…” She stared at Rafe She hadn’t meant to speak the words aloud, was surprised by the barely suppressed accusation in her voice

“Yes,” Rafe said, his own voice tight “It is”