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“It ca as learning they exist What happened next?”

I bit into ave —about the place itself, about vaion, about hoas optional for us to let vamps feed fro I allowed one of the more powerful vamps to erase my memories of the place” I took another bite of edIt sounds dumb, I know—”

“No, it doesn’t I’ve had a vah my mind I didn’t much like it I’d rather have my memories and deal with the fall-out of a situation than live a life of ignorance, so I get it”

Having finished one slice of toast, I moved onto the next “I think what really put ined the ruling vamps to be ancient and otherworldly and super scary But Sam and Jared … well, I don’t know if I’d call theenuine Especially Sa cold I kind of needed ‘blunt and real’ right then, because I was dizzy froht I did”

Da how much paranormal fiction is out there, you’d think it’d be a lot easier to accept that there’s truth in some of that fiction, but it can be a fuck of a shock”

“It can, and I’ether But I did, and I chose to stay, thinking it would be a fresh—albeit sort of weird—start for me”

“Any regrets?”

“No None” I bit into ain “The life I have now is better than my old situation in many ways”

He cocked his head “Your hureat?”

I took a long swig of my juice “That’s another story”

He looked about to push for more info—typical alpha But he apparently decided to rein in his curiosity, because he changed the subject to sohter

We chatted about lad he hadn’t just cut and run earlier, but I supposed it was stupid of uy He wouldn’t make a woman feel used

Once I’d eaten, I walked him to the front door

His long fingers curling around the handle, he stared at lad you invited me in, Lexi”