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As if suddenly realizing that I had gone over a day without food hed and pulled out a bag of chips “I thought you ry when you woke up”

I opened the bag and inhaled the delicious tangy scent of salt and vinegar My favorite “Thanks,” I saidon a chip

I ate all the chips in the shts of Roan to pass by theWe were alhtly in his He brought it up to his lips and kissed it I leaned back against him and he held me close

“I won’t let her hurt you, principessa I won’t let her win,” he whispered into my hair

“I know you won’t,” I said

He kissed

Gabriel turned down a narrow side road that I was amazed the car was able to fit down He took a sharp turn and went down a hill and turned a corner Looe and majestic, into the sky was the Pulmer Mansion Home at last It had been months since I we had been here I saw that there were already a great deal of cars in the driveway

“It’ll happen tonight,” I said in that funny voice again startling not only myself but the three vampires in the car with e voice that was ain I was shocked

I saw Gabriel and Jonathon exchange glances I clutched my throat and said in ?”

“I don’t know, principessa I don’t know,” but the way he said it I knew he knew so to tell ot out and headed inside The rest of the Pulmers were there and so was Aleksei with several older Coven members I saw one man that looked so much like Isaac I had to assume he was his father He had the same dark hair only cut close to his head His eyes were the sa blue I could also see the shape of Isobel’s htly to Jonathon’s hand as ent in Arossed in a serious discussion It was as if they were preparing for war and I guessed in a way they were Diana waved to me and I waved back Her face was sad and I felt so sorry for her Diana was no warrior She was no fighter Her only strength would be her power Danny and Mason had the furniture pushed against the wall and were practicing soly, I saw that Danny appeared to have the upper hand Gabriel and Joseph joined Danny and Mason Jonathon pulled me towards the steps and led me up the stairs

He turned the corner and opened the door to his attic rooently up the stairs I ran lassas I passed Jonathon opened the door to his roo the door behind him

“We have sos we have to talk about,” he said, “But first I want to prepare you for what’s about to come”

Chapter Twenty-One: Question

Jonathon stood against the far wall and I stood against the bed “Alright, now put your fists up like this Yeah, just like that Now, balance on the balls of your feet to ht, I want you to move your body to left and throw a punch and a kick with all of your weight”

I did as he said We had been practicing for the last hour andto protest “Jonathon, I really don’t see how this is going to protect ainst a vampire Isaac already worked with me,” I huffed