Eternal bloodline

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east she should have

like coals. Her pulse didn't return. Her breath never warmed. And when she

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it. She hadn't told anyone. Not her older brother, not her best friend Raine, no

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worried, when Kaia finally showed up at their usual ro

ia lied, sitting gingerly

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loud. And worst of all - she could smell things. Blood. Sweat.

ing. And she

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half in shadow, dark-eyed and watching

her voice steady but her hear

who's been waiting a long t

How do you k

alled a smile. "Because you're not the first. And