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Next came Yuri and Stanislov and their Seconds They were fairly new to the area, and Etienne hadn’t had a chance to get to know theest ied beside the Russians Then Edward, another Brit Their Seconds
A scowling Chris Reordon occupied the chair across from Ami Beside him were Dr Melanie Lipton, only recently transformed, and her husband Bastien, the black sheep of the immortal family as still pretty widely hated Next was Bastien’s Second, Tanner Sheldon, who actually seemed to like Bastien now Richart Jenna Tracy, as Lisette’s Second Lisette, who studied Krysta intently
I like her, Lisette declared in his head
You don’t even know her, he countered
She’s a mortal who strode into a house full of ih and her body loaded doeapons And she’s sh to be attracted to you
Can you read her mind? he asked curiously He didn’t like the idea of his sister intruding upon Krysta’s thoughts, but wanted to see if he were the only one who couldn’t (most of the time)
She frowned No, I can’t Can you?
No Not really Not at will
A sly smile slid across her pretty features Perfect
He didn’t dispute it It was hard to pursue a relationship with soly ones that slipped through when she was cranky or the occasional dark one that made even her think, Where the hell did that co bamboo drew his attention to the hallway that led fro rooarbed in the black hunting clothes everyone else wore His dreadlocks had been pulled back from his face and fralanced at Krysta and saw her ht had coazed up at the elder i she had ever beheld He kneoht skin attractive, but Krysta looked as though she were about to begin drooling
Don’t get your shorts in a bunch, Lisette ad her response seem more than it is
David stopped before them and s Krysta’s hand, he raised it to his lips
Etienne listened carefully to Krysta’s heartbeat and relaxed a little when it didn’t speed up at the attention
"Nice to lad you’re both safe and have decided to join us tonight The events of the past twenty-four hours have caught us off guard You, too, I understand But we’ll sort it all out together"
The sister and brother shared a look
"Okay," Krysta said
David turned to Sean "No, we aren’t vampires Etienne told you the truth We’re immortals and I’m sure Dr Lipton would be happy to discuss all of the medical intricacies of our differences with you" He looked at Krysta "Yes, I’hts The safety of everyone under my roof is my responsibility and I wish to ensure youwhen he said he couldn’t read yournatural defenses, but I’m older and more powerful, so they proved minor obstacles for me"
Is she attracted to me? Etienne asked before he could stop hihts and he was eager to confired thus far had told him
"Yes," David answered aloud, "she’s attracted to you"
Krysta frowned at Etienne and popped him on the arm "That’s not fair"
David turned to Sean "No, Etienne isn’t brainwashing her And this isn’t a total clusterfuck Chris Reordon has already taken steps to purchase the home you rent so the two of you won’t have to worry about the landlord giving you grief Our cleanup crews are salvaging all of your possessions that they can and are packing them up for you so you can move into a new place--a safe house of your choice--once we’ve squelched this latest threat I knoill take some time to earn your trust, but whether you wish it to be true or not, you’re one of us We were all gifted ones like you before ere transforifted ones?" Lisette exclailee
"Yes," David said, then addressed Krysta "And no, Etienne isn’twith your head You have totally captivated him"
"Damn," Sheldon said "This is better than a soap opera Maybe we should start an Iuardiansconored hi room?"
Darnell and Ca the seat closest to this end and Cam the one next to him Sean sat next to Cam Etienne held the chair next to his for Krysta until she was seated, then claimed the one between her and Lisette
David took the seat catty-corner to Darnell at this end of the table
Darnell retrieved his cell phone and dialed Etienne heard Seth answer
"Yes?"
"All set"
Darnell ended the call and put away his phone
Seth appeared at the opposite end of the table