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“No, not all of it Just enough to grasp theI et you to marry me”

A laugh fell fro that train, I see”

His expression was an honest—and burning—one, s blaze and her pulse skyrocket

“I knohat I want,” he said, his voice confident and strong “And when I e”

Asco me I’m not one-hundred percent human doesn’t pave the way for a formal union between us, Davian And I do need to be careful e’re together, because us having a child e’re not e And between us”

In herwhere each of them would want their child to reside and be raised—Davian would dee What an explosive situation that would become!

Resisting the urge to groan, she said, “Perhaps we should change the subject You’ve already blown me out of the water with your little discovery and I’ht”

“Fine,” he conceded as he pulled her to him and she rested her head on his chest “But I do think we should address the townspeople to they find co”

She agreed, yet asked, “What about the i this way?”

“I don’t believe it’s necessary to alarm anyone just yet I want to know more of their mission and whereabouts before I raise any hackles Can you understand that?”

Jade grinned “Don’t you mean, can I abide by that?”

“Yes,” he said as his fingertips glided over her bare arm “Precisely what I mean”

“All right I’ll leave the oodwill ast the species”

The quest had a very nice appeal to it And for once, Jade eh in the back of her head, she didn’t forget their world was a dangerous one no ood intentions were verbally expressed…

Chapter Twenty-Four