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Seth finally h saliva to s, to force his vocal cords to work Callan turned back frorief as he watched Seth And now Seth understood why Taber had refused to stay

He had never felt pain so deep, so intense as he felt it now Agony that resonated through every part of his soul, that tore through his heart, his very spirit, like a jagged dagger, ripping pieces of his being to shreds

“I love her,” he whispered

“And we’re aware that an ano heat’ has begun showing in both of you Dawn’s blood is already showing the presence ofthis It’s like an aphrodisiac, Mr Lawrence; it creates an arousal so strong that thewe’re desperate to keep quiet until we can understand it and find a way to control it In Dawn, it could be destructive, es You sahat they did to her, both with the drugs and without At this ti she can endure Had the atrocities ended there, perhaps she could have healed Perhaps But once Callan rescued them, unknown to him, their pride brother, Dayan, festered the memories inside her to control her She was brutalized within the labs, and later, outside therips with true freedoress None of us want to see that progress experience a setback None of us who love her, that is”

Seth stared back at Jonas, feeling the icy knowledge that what the other man said was no less than the truth

“Should Sanctuary require anything of Lawrence Industries, you have only to contact my assistant” He moved to the door, opened it and stared back at the, I, personally, expect to know immediately”

He moved from the room, closed the door carefully behind him, then came to an abrupt stop The child who stood before hieously from the estate house months before and thrown herself into the back of the li within Little Cassie Walker Sinclair, with her thick black hair and too-solemn little face

There was a s eyes stared up at hi ahead of her mother and stepfather in advance of her mother’s release from the hospital

He couldn’t speak to her; instead, he o around her

“Seth” Her little girl voice was eerie, filled with coentleness

Seth turned back to her, cleared his throat and tried to speak He couldn’t

“She’ll come to you,” Cassie whispered then “When she awakens”

Seth shook his head, watching her, seeing the odd glow that came to those spooky eyes

“Who, Cassie?” She was a strange little girl, but adorable Innocent

“Dawn,” she said softly “Let her awaken before you give up on her”