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"You have labored long beneath the guilt of transfore of subject, ever unwilling to discuss it

"But both Richart and Etienne have now found happiness It is tio and allow yourself to seek your own"

Her slender throat moved with a s "I don’t kno to," she whispered

He shook his head At hiht would touch her, he opened the door and slipped outside

Krysta stood beside her brother, the two siblings staring into the large bathroom mirror "It’s weird, isn’t it?" she asked

Their reflections gazed back, eyes glowing a vibrant a a very fine pair of glea Sean to do the same

"Did you ever think you would see this?" he asked, snarling andhtht while I was out hunting and ould both end up being turned" She crossed her glowing eyes and hed

"What about you?" she asked curiously

He shrugged "Honestly, that first year you hunted vaht I would be dead by now"

Sobering, she turned to him "I’m sorry, Sean For all of the pain I’ve caused you over the years For risking your life so e I don’t know anymore whichnot being the one ent out every night and did the hunting"

"Well, you’ll get to hunt now Has Chris found you a Second?"

He nodded "He said there are three at network headquarters who just coet to have your pick?"

"Apparently so He wantsout for a while, see which one I feel the most comfortable with"

"Are you sure you don’t want to stay here with us? Cam can serve as your Second, too" Not that she had asked hi double duty as your Second And, honestly, it’s tiuess I can understand that How do you feel about having a strangerused to when she and Sean had moved in Etienne, on the other hand, had been a co to live together, I assuave her a boyish smile "Did I mention that one of my potential Seconds is a woman?"

Her interest spiked "Really? Is she cute?"

He rolled his eyes "I don’t know I haven’t seen her Chris said she’s been ready to serve as a Second for a while now, but he’s had a hard ti her"

She frowned "Is she difficult? Because the last thing you need after living with me all this tihed "You aren’t bitchy You’re stubborn"

"I’ll second that," Etienne said from their bedroo their conversation

Krysta blew hirinned when he chuckled

"She isn’t difficult," Sean said "Male i female Seconds because they’re old-fashioned and can’t bear the idea of a wo theood with it," he said, straight-faced, then laughed when she hit hi I don’t like the idea either, but Chris thought that--after living with you for the past six years--I side a woman And, since I’m a healer"

"You can heal any wounds she incurs on your behalf Cool I say go for it Especially if she’s hot"

"You’re incorrigible"

Not really She just wanted him to find the same happiness she had

Etienne appeared in the doorway "How do I look?"

Krysta froze Holy crap

She had only ever seen hi clothes This

She gave hi, leisurely look from his neatly combed hair to his feet, encased in shiny shoes that probably cost e tuition had

His tall, broad-shouldered forarbed in a black three-piece suit with silver pin stripes A bright white shirt stood out starkly against his naturally tan, clean-shaven jaw As she stared, he lifted his chin a bit and reached up to adjust a black and silver tie

Daaaaaa," Sean drawled

She nodded, never taking her gaze frorinned "I do?"

"Really good Likeedible good In fact, Sean, if you wouldn’tus a few minutes alone"