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"You’re Alana, aren’t you?" I questioned when she stood in front of me I hated that Aiden’s hands had, at one time, been on her body and that she held power over hihed and turned to face Aiden "All good things, I hope?"

"He just mentioned you were Aaron’s sister," I told her and smiled when annoyance crept onto her face

"Yes, well I was a little bit more than that back then Wasn’t I, amante?" Alana sent a saucy shtlyinto my skin I didn’t know a lot of Italian, except for the feords Aiden taught me, but I knehat amante meant--lover Alana turned her sood measure I wanted to rip her pretty blonde hair out, but I decided to play it cool, if she sa ot to me, she’d win, and I wasn’t about to let that happen

"He is a great aht he worked hed while Dorian shifted uncomfortably, but I didn’t care about them, I cared about the look of fury on Alana’s face I s your claim on Aiden’s sexual talents, we have business to discuss," Aaron said bored

"Of course" I glanced at the ed and winked

"If this was just aa spirit walker on our side, we’d be happy to search the globe for another one," Holly said "Frankly, you’ve been nothing but trouble"

"In ay?" I questioned "I’ve done everything you’ve asked without explanation I put my entire life on hold to help you out, not that I had a choice" I was done playing the silent subject and done with playing the victim Both councils needed me, which meant I had power

"Yes, you’ve learned your powers, but I suspect that had so to do with the teacher But had you told us you were bonded to Ian Despereaux in the first place, you wouldn’t have had to train You’re nothing but a liability now Ian probably knows our plans, and therefore, they won’t work You’ve wasted weeks of training And while we’re on the subject of your devoted commiter at Aiden

"He’s not the enemy The enemy is Ian and his followers, those who kill witches for their blood As far as I know, Aiden isn’t in that category"

"The key words being ‘as far as you know’ He’s a vampire, and he’s drank from you for the sole purpose of his brew addiction, did he not?"

"Yes, but--"

"Then he’s the enemy!" Holly shouted "They’re all monsters ould just as soon drain you as look at you Your ignorance is going to get you killed, Gwen"

Perhaps she was right, erous since I invited vampires into it, but if that ret ht, and whether or not Holly or anyone else agreed was moot I couldn’t live my life dictated by others or around what peoplea vampire, but more iainst hih!" Aaron roared "I swear you hu but petulant children hine and complain We came here to discuss peace How are we supposed to do that when you don’t even have peace in your kingdo called human, but witches were as close to the referred to as a human, my family was human It made me feel like I was still connected to Rebekah, my sister, in some way--like ere the same

"Since you can’t handle this situation, I will," Aaron snapped at Holly

"If you don’tIan Despereaux going to end the addiction to brew? The secret of our blood is out, and whether he’s alive or not, the va witches"