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"Vampires possess the ability to call the earth"

"Call the earth?"

His lips twisted The words rand In truth, it was a talent that allowed varound to cover the the day, or more often, to hide the re a tunnel," he said dryly

"Oh" Her brows drew together as her gaze lowered to the burns that still marred his neck He needed to feed and rest before he could fully heal, but his concern for Regan overrode any thought of his own injuries "You’re hurt"

"It’s nothing that won’t be healed in a few hours"

"You need to feed"

"Soon"

She frowned at his vague reply, but wise enough to recognize the bleak set of his features, she resisted any urge to lecture him

"What about Styx?" she instead dean drifted in and out of consciousness, then with an obvious effort, she forced her eyes open

"How did you survive?"

He s desire to share how he endured the crushing weight of the building as it fell on his head, and how he used his powers to hold off the worst of the flah the hard packed earth

Like he was a boasting playa in a singles bar

Pathetic

"The initial blast knocked out the floor and we dropped into the baseh the house," he ht "We were able to avoid most of the flames"

Her eyes narrowed, easily able to sense there was rill hiled to sit up

"Sadie," she rasped

He pressed her back onto the pilloith a gentle but relentless hand

"You don’t have to worry about the cur She’s gone"

"Gone" Her distress only deepened "She’s going to warn Caine You have to stop her"

He cupped her cheek, his thuwith anyone but the grim reaper"

"She’s dead?"

"Yes"

There was a beat, then the green eyes flashed with unr bent down to lightly brush his lips over her brow He loved that fire that burned deep inside her

The fire of a survivor

"I agree, but I would have preferred you would have killed her before letting her shoot you full of silver bullets," he murlance down at her chest, frowning as she caught sight of the lingering wounds "Are they out?"

The air chilled as he fought back the e would be seared into his ht you back to Tane’s"

"How long have we been here?"

"A few hours"

She frowned "I should be healed, shouldn’t I?"

"The silver did a lot of da her into his ar to see if she would pull away When she instead snuggled closer, he sed a moan

This is what fate had intended

This female completed him in a way he’d never dreamed possible

"Have they found my sister?" she de darkness

"I haven’t spoken with Salvatore or Levet I doubt if they’ve had time to search yet" His hand cupped the back of her head as he settled it ainst his chest "Your work is done, little one You th to poke hiiveyou orders, then get well enough to get out of this bed and stop me"

"Bully"