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Martin knew everything He knew Krysta had spent the last six years hunting vaht she had successfully kept from them He knew Sean had helped her He knew Etienne had saved her ass More than once He knew they had been battling soldiers And he knew Etienne was iood vaed Etienne

Surprised, he wrapped his arratulations," she said

"Thank you" He aze "I wanted to seek your permission before I asked her, but circumstances were such that I could not," he adotten thicker and his speech had reverted to the more formal tones of his youth

Krysta eyed hi okay?"

Hell, no

Her rin

"Krysta," Etienne asked (casually he hoped), "what did you say your parents’ gifts were?"

"My nitive"

"He can see the future?"

"Yes Why?"

"Because he has been seeing yours quite clearly for some time now"

She looked at Martin "What do youvampires"

Her parents nodded

Krysta shook her head "No, they don’t No way"

Sean cleared his throat "UmKrystaEtienne just said they know you’ve been hunting van with their fingers They nodded I think that prettyher head "No They would’ve stopped ed "Why do you think we refused to pay your and Sean’s college tuition?"

"You didn’t refuse to pay it You couldn’t pay it You lost everything when the stock esture "Martin saw that coain over the next few years We’re actually quite wealthy now But we knew the only e could reduce the ti vampires was to ensure that you had to work as many hours as possible to cover rent and help Sean pay his tuition after you dropped out your junior year"

Martin nodded "I didn’t foresee Michael’s death, baby I’aze "But I did foresee Etienne and how happy he would make you" He smiled at Krysta "If we had co va e could to limit your hours, so to speak"

"You know I’m immortal," Etienne asked, hardly able to believe it, "and still approve of our ie?"

"Yes," he responded simply

Evie nodded "So?" She turned to Krysta and Sean and rubbed her hands together with anticipation "Let’s see ’elance

"See what?" Krysta asked

"Your fangs"

The siblings looked equally astonished

"You know about that, too?" Sean asked

She nodded "I’ve been trying to get a glimpse of them ever since you arrived"

"You’re not upset?" Krysta asked

"That we don’t have to worry about our children ever getting sick or dying? That you’ll be young and healthy forever? No"

Martin nodded "Or that you’ll both spend eternity with someone you love? Soain

"Hell, no," Martin seconded

"Wait," Sean said "Are you saying I’ to marry an immortal, too?"

"Yes," Martin stated with confidence

"Who is she?"

He shrugged "I don’t know I’ve never seen her outside of the visions"

Evie leaned toward her children and waggled her eyebrows "So? What are you waiting for? Flash lance, then peeled their lips back fros descend, and snarled

Evie clapped, her eyes bright with exciteain offered his hand to Etienne "Welconition to knoould enjoy being part of it

Krysta caught his eye and winked as she continued to growl and ham it up for her mother I love you

He smiled I love you, too

"Ooh! Marty, look!" Evie said with excitehed as Krysta rolled her glowing eyes