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Genesis shrugged "If I had to guess, itYou said so yourself"

"There is that" I gritted h to nourish her, to take care of her It was my job, damn it!

"Ethan?" She licked her lips and leaned forward "Your eyes are turning black again"

"Yes, they do that"

"Why?"

"Because they can"

"Seriously?"

I smiled "No, because someti soreen simply fades into black A lack of color doesn'tridiculous It just means the va ht"

"Hmm…"

"Your eyes turn green too, you know"

"What?" Her eyes widened "What do you mean?"

"I've shared blood with you When you're feeling soreen like mine They match your mate's You'll also notice that you don't need as much sleep as usual Your skin will becoihed at her excited expression "You're welcome?"

"Wow"

"Not that you need it," I added quickly "The last thing you need is to offer more temptation for me and my kind"

She didn't say anything

"I'm curious to learn more about you," I said honestly "But I don't want to keep you cooped up in the study all day You don't see"

She sighed "What gave me away?"

"Your emotions easily betray you — and if they didn't, your blood surely would"

Red stained her cheeks, causing all of ain whoosh from my face to ht, but for a few hours tangled in bed with her

"Why don't I take you to that bookstore we told you about? You canwhile I work"

"You work?"

"I'd like to think so"

"Like Mason?"

"Like Mason Unlike Stephanie and Alex, however" I held out my hand "I'll show you after the bookstore Would you like that?"

"Yeah" She took my hand then squinted down at it

"So?"

"I'ure out what a vampire does for a job"

I barked out a laugh and wrapped my arm around her shoulders "Yes, well, I think I may keep you in suspense until later"

She leaned into me

I inhaled her scent, and my body shuddered with awareness

It was horrible knowing that , yet she had no idea the war that raged inside of , to cut myself open and show her my pain, my shame, and ask her to take it all away

I was balancing with my life — possibly hers