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Solance at Simon

His black eyes burned “He’s Grim’s brother”

What? Damn, talk about one powerful bloodline Two Borns?

“An unfortunate circumstance of birth,” Tore murmured “Can’t really choose family now, can we?”

Her heart slammed into her chest “No, we can’t” You couldn’t always save theht death would finally let me escape the bastard” Tore shook his head His dreads brushed over his shoulders “Should have known things wouldn’t be that easy” His eyes raked over her “I really thought you’d be…bigger”

Dee shook her head, fed up “Look, are we gonna stand around here pissing and ht?”

“Not so fast,” Sirowled “We need to—”

“I can’t kill hi Jun’s hand with a soft, “Easy, love” One red brow rose “But according to the seer—”

“Uh, you want to kill Grim?” But, then, didn’t everybody?

“He killed ht” Dee shook her head “I don’t get it, why can’t you—”

“Kill him?” Simon fired at the same time

“Because we’re linked Grim can’t control hts, no matter how hard I try to shieldfor him He runs, always runs, and leaves a bloodbath for ether “Blood bonds, you know? There was no bite between us, but we shared a uy didn’t sound like a raving lunatic He didn’t act like a powera stir, without leaving a river of blood in her streets

“Can’t get it, can you?” Jun asked, voice sharp “Even now that you’re one of us—”

Uh, no Not quite

“—you still think we all deserve to rot, don’t you?”

No Her eyes went to Siht like mad to keep their souls Their spirits Soot stuck in a curse or a war they didn’t understand “I’ve never gone after every valanced at her Their eyes held “Only those with bounties on their heads” The killers Those who loved to torture and raise hell

“Like the bounty that’s on your head?” Jun pressed

Sirowled at the chatty chick

Her hero So sweet Her fingers lifted and brushed against his cheek His head turned, just a bit, and his lips pressed against her pal a mistake,” Tore said “You shouldn’t trust him Take his blind you You’ll die if you do”

Sied at the other vampire, wrapped his left hand around Tore’s throat and lifted the stake he’d snatched from Dee—

Jun raked her clan Simon’s side

The vaoing out in front of her No Way

At her cry, every vauys just lower their heads?