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I blur between them, catch Aurelia up around the waist and try to trace, but I can’t focus Abe’s fangs bite intomy shoulder
Aurelia throws a bubble of protection around both of us, and the vampire falls back
“Hey,” two big guys round the corner They’re huge and covered in tats—ht shoulders “You leeches aren’t welcome Get the fuck outta here”
Great The olf patrol I better get us out of here before they call Lucius, and the va imprisons and tortures us all There’s a reason I’ve been trying to lay low Vampire politics are bad for my health Bad, as in deadly
I closeroom as I pull her into the ether
When we materialize, I feel her tremble
Fuck I almost lost her back there I haven’t been so afraid sinceprobably since I was mortal
“What the hell were you doing?” I snap “First of all, I told you I didn’t want you walking around alone at night Secondly, I told you to use your bubble and run” I toss her over my shoulder and carry her to the bedrooive you an order, I expect you to obey it, especially when it’s for your own damn safety!”
She lies still, watching me ide eyes
“Why didn’t you go when I told you to?” I demand
“I wasn’t going to leave you!”
Soo I’d believed her to be selfish?
I was dead wrong
“I am a vampire, love Immortal My wounds heal unless I am decapitated or I bleed out You, my dear fairy, are not And those vampires wanted to drain you for your power I warned you of that”
Tears shine in her eyes, and I freeze
Oh hell A wave of her eret? Despair?
I drop on the bed beside her to cradle her into ainst my chest I brush her tears away as I stroke her back “Shh, love You’re safe now Did those thugs scare you?”
She shakes her head, pulling back to look atdown her cheeks “I can’t believe you did that”