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Then a woh her skin was the exact pattern of the red brick behind her Even her hair boasted that dusty red as it fluttered in the breeze His eyes widened, and his breathing quickened Bride Here she was, right in front of his like a cha was possible, had never seen it done before
Slowly the bricklike pattern faded, leaving the pale nakedness he thought he’d glihe’d been She had indeed been following hi hie of the opposite sex You should have figured out the truth
"Told you I’d find you," she said snificent breasts, as if soht of you thisa photo shoot Big surprise Moment I heard there were models in the area, I knew you’d be nearby"
Knew hiht have heard about the one to that side of town, but he’d been asking those wo them blind So there You are indeed a fool
"Coh and darted around the corner, away fro, "Stop" He hated leaving Dallas alone with Nolan, but it couldn’t be helped Bride had trailed him all day Had heard his conversations about Nolan She no things she wasn’t supposed to know Things the public couldn’t know
Thankfully, she stopped, faced him Her skin and hair were now silver, the color of the stone behind her
"What? You’re eager to talk now?" she asked, and this time her voice was as smooth as silk
"It is my lucky day, pet," he said, because he didn’t knohat else to say Shock was pounding through him, sharp and potent Shockand desire She was here, and she was naked "We’re together again at last Did you dreaht terrors, then yes"
He should stun her, he thought, brain finally kicking into gear Yes, stun Hello, Dev He doubted AIR wouldas she wouldn’t be spilling secrets, they’d be happy
Without alerting her to his intentions, he aier Blue bea
Like Nolan, she dodged out of the way Da that? Clearly, Devyn needed to learn how to do it so that he could combat it when others did it
A sexy chuckle escaped her "I’ve evaded ine"
"Oh, really?" He fired again, even as his y inside her He’d controlled her body once; he could control it again "A naughty girl, e?
Again, she dodged Again, she laughed Untilhe paralyzed that energy, and thereby her body, and she ceasedDear God, the power inside herit was a beacon to hiht and dominance
For a th, letting it wash through hi him feel invincible There was just sothan the last Surely it was enough to win ten thousand ithout breaking a sweat And yet, he already craved y affected him like this Not even a va othis attention Noas not the tiirl I know so"
"You should have taken ive ht, and a whole lot ain"
An empty boast, but cute all the same "I do like your spirit"
"Then you should love this"
Before his eyes, her body see from where she’d stood He lost his hold on her and wanted to sob
"Bride," he called, but the thick ether and heading back around the corner
Once again, Devyn followed her "Dallas, man, duck!" he shouted, when he saw that she ed with Nolan
As before, Dallas obeyed without hesitation The o back for hi Nolan Still swirling, now thickening Dallas fired his weapon, but the beah and hit the back wall
Made sense There was nothing to absorb it
"Bride, don’t touch him He’s infected You could die Bride!" TheNever even slowed Wind velocity increased, dancing his hair around his head With it came a desperation he didn’t understand, a fury he did, and a sense of excitement he couldn’t deny
Nolan tried to beat his way free, but thehi him as Devyn and Dallas had been unable
"What should we do?" Dallas rasped in his ear "What the hell should we do? I don’t even knohat the hell is happening"
He had no answer And then, it didn’t matter The mist--and Nolan--arrowed forward, out of the alley and around the corner, not even a red glow reround, his heart pounding like a racehorse in his chest I lost I really lost