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‘I’ain’ If she took that as a threat, she was save her credit for, because if she didn’t fix Fi, he would find a way to lared at hi it around ‘I can try to clean it, but chances of that working are almost nil Either way, the blood stays with ure out a different way if you can’t clean it’

‘There is no different way’ Aliza’s eyes took on a watery sheen ‘You can’t just release the kind ofit out It has to be destroyed’

A thought struck hi drunk and confused once again ‘What happens to what?’

‘To the ic If you don’t destroy it, what happens?’

‘It would find Evie and turn her into stone again’

‘Just Evie?’ He raised a broondering if his idea had any ic be redirected?’

She slu the vial in her hands ‘Sure, but who are you going to get to volunteer to be turned into stone?’

Doc laughed with new hope ‘Who said anything about a volunteer?’

Chapter Twenty-two

‘Too bad you can’t go in’ Creek nodded toward the house froate into Chrysabelle’s estate

Mal snorted ‘She said neither of us could co must suck more than I remeoing in Couldn’t if you tried’ He shrugged, enjoying the night air It was good to be outside, although he’d prefer to be at Chrysabelle’s side ‘Not unless she invites you, which obviously she hasn’t Now, I, on the other hand, could walk right through that front door--’

‘What makes you think she hasn’t invited me?’

‘Has she?’

Chrysabelle was so much the vampire’s weakness Who could blame him? She was beautiful A co for a cat A lowered in response

‘That’s a no, then You scared that wysper she keeps on staff will start singing?’ He wasn’t sure what Chrysabelle saw in Mal, but he knew too well how good women could fall for badit was the right thing to do The KM could offer her sanctuary if she needed it