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d her shoulders-but every creak of the trees, every gust of wind, kept her alert. The storm had finally passed, but a

n a cold, gray mist. Her eyes landed on Kael. He was still

ompletel

gaze swept over his body, searching for proof that she hadn't imagined the wounds-but there was not

slowly and

voice soft but edg

yes o

ting up with far too much ease for so

aid. "You w

ed. "You just didn't wait l

ossed tightly. "That's not

I was-" He s

skipped. "

like he was scenting something. He stood slowly and moved to the window,

ho

dn't

"Okay. You're either going to tell me what's going on, or you're going

oment. Something passed in hi

nd if you're near me,

hy

. When he spoke, his voice

I'm not j

around her, like the air its

continued. "But last night, during

ial-but in disbelief. "That was

dy now, firm. "You saw what I am

space, like he could smell

ove. Her breath c

're... what you say, then what

darkened.

running

that I've stopped, they'l

woods. Kael flinched. Lily noticed the way his mus

do the

den eyes glowing faintly i

," he said. "And anyo