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“So Beck is twenty-five” Meg was a little surprised He seemed

older, but perhaps it was his regal authority that made him seem that

way

“My cousin turned thirty nearly three o,” Dante replied,

all teasing gone fro The intellectual

half is in desperate need of the bond It is killing hio without If Cian fades, all that will be left is the warrior with nothing to balance

hio mad If that happens, he’ll have to be put

down”

“That’s horrible,” Meg replied “But how can he be sure I’m this

bond thingy?”

Now a slow smile curled the vampire’s lips “There’s only one

way to know for sure Tell ood for you?”

Meg felt her whole body flush with embarrassment The scene in

the tent had been Beck’s way of telling if she was compatible He’d

even told her that hat he was doing, but the thought of everyone