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"If she were infected," Roland asked, "would she turn i," Seth answered

Somber stares all around So she couldn’t be transfor, and leaving Marcus alone in a few decades" Aan

Yes, they were Marcus had co a woht centuries Like Etienne, everyone present feared what losing Ami would do to hi-lived It will take ether would still be finite, but at least they would have centuries rather than decades

"A well," Seth announced Thus far went unspoken "I trust you understand nohy I want Ami to be protected at all costs?"

Everyone nodded This was unprecedented Etienne didn’t re birth or an i a child with a mortal And he would have heard it if it had happened

"Then you also understand why she will not be aiding us in tracking down the lared at everyone else until they nodded or said the sa to be protective as hell of that baby once it was born

If it was born

Etienne silently prayed that all would be ith Aive birth to a healthy babe She had suffered tremendously at the hands of E iving his deception (It had been Seth who had told theifted one) He then wished the

Every ied Marcus and A out their Seconds

Etienne hugged A hi any weird cravings? Can we pick so?"

Etienne’s chest swelled hat he could no longer deny was love for her

A a hard ti but lollipops, that is They seem to be the only sweets I can tolerate"

"Lollipops it is," Krysta promised with a sed Ami and started to chat her up

"When do you want ht out Caht?" she asked hopefully

He nodded "Let’s let David know before we leave"

A fewto those within, Etienne and Krysta stepped out into the night As they crossed to his car, Etienne glimpsed Roland and Marcus within the shadows of the forest that surrounded the drive

Roland dragged Marcus into a rough hug

Marcus’s hands clenched into fists on Roland’s back, knuckles shohite His

Roland’swith a heavy dose of concern for his friend andguilt Roland was keeping so from him

Etienne frowned Who the hell was Zach? And what did he have to do with Aht?" Krysta asked, unaware that they weren’t alone

Etienne hastily looked away fro the car door, he waited for Krysta to slide inside "Let’s try UNCG" Lisette had been hunting there of late

"Okay Let’s pick up Aet"

"Sure" He closed the door Strolling around to the driver’s side, he glanced at the forest and discovered the elder ione

They only encountered three vaht All were insane So all were destroyed

Etienne was unharmed in the brief battle Krysta barely earned a scratch Yet they both bore their fair share of bloodstains when they returned to David’s home and claimed what Etienne called a quiet room in the base it out

"A roohly soundproofed that the other i that transpires within it"

Good to know

"So How are we going to do this?" Krysta asked, beginning to feel a bit anxious now that the time of her transformation was at hand Guilty, too, because she hadn’t told Sean of their plans for fear he would spend hours trying to talk her out of it

"Let’s wash the blood and sweat off first," Etienne suggested and peeled off his coat

"Sounds good to me" Krysta rerinned and shook her head as the pile of weapons they stacked on the nearby love seat grew "We’re quite a pair, aren’t we?"

He winked "Perfect for each other"

She agreed wholeheartedly

Her breath caught as he drew his shirt over his head

All that ers dropped to the zipper of his pants

Krysta hurriedly yanked her own shirt over her head so she wouldn’this thumbs in the waistband, he peeled off the pants and his boxers and kicked them aside