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He stood abruptly.  I have a hunch my brother won t be far behind.
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Gabrielle could feel the blood drain from her face.  Do you think he
already knows where we are?
Preston shook his head.  I don t think so although on the drive
back I had the feeling I was being tailed. I wouldn t put it past my
grandfather to have me followed so that Cameron can just pick us off
one at a time at his leisure.
Cold sickness clasped at her insides. No matter how far they ran, it
would never be far enough. The hunters would run them into the
ground, and she knew it. So did Preston, from the look on his face.
 Your brother s going to come after us, isn t he?
His eyes took on a bleakness that frightened her.
 I wish it wasn t true, but he will come. And he won t stop until
you re dead.
 Perhaps we d better go now. She struggled to sit up, moaning as
the terry cloth of her robe rubbed against the sores on her back.
He pushed her down with a gentle hand.  We re not going
anywhere. You need some time to heal, and I need some sleep. It s
going to take Cameron time to get back from his last assignment. We
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can leave tonight and still have a head start.
Gabrielle nervously bit her lip.  You can still get out of this,
Preston. You don t have to put your life on the line for me.
 Hey, it s my life. He grinned.  I can t think of any better use for
it than to put it in on the line for a beautiful vampire. Anyway, what
happened to your idea of keeping an eye on me? I am your enemy,
after all. Remember?
She frowned.  I still have doubts, Preston, especially about why
you re doing this. But ulterior motive or not, I don t want you getting
hurt because of me. Get off this crazy ride before it s too late.
Preston studied her for a long, drawn-out moment.  No, I signed on
for the duration. We re in this together, Gabrielle. I won t be a party to
wholesale killing any longer. He walked to the door, then turned to
look at her.  I m going to bed. Get some sleep, kiddo. You re going to
need it.
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CHAPTER 7
After Preston had left the room, Gabrielle lay on the bed watching
the shadows play across the wall. Her thoughts circled and tangled as
she tried to figure a way out of this mess. Even though she hadn t
really believed Preston could convince his grandfather to back off, she
still had secretly hoped he could pull it off.
But he had tried, and she had to admit she was more than surprised
he had even made an attempt. All day she d expected to be stormed by
vampire hunters, with Preston leading the pack. Could it be possible
that he was genuine in his concern for her? He gave every indication
that he was sincere, and that he & she tried to sort out her feelings
about him. They were just as tangled as everything else in her life.
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Vampires did not fall in love with humans & it was an impossibility.
Or was it? God s teeth! She was so confused she didn t know up from
down, much less how she felt about a man she wasn t suppose to feel
anything for.
Things couldn t possibly get any worse.
But then the shadows shifted, and she knew they could get much
worse. Oh God, they have already found me. Her eyes widened in fear.
She scrambled off the bed, crying out in pain as the scabs on her back
tore away at her sudden movement.
 Take it easy, my love, a familiar voice said. He stepped into the
pool of dim light filtering from the bathroom. He had the features of an
angel, hence his name. His hair was as dark as her own; his eyes
burned like green ice at the bottom of a glacier.
Time had done nothing to fade his looks. He was more than five
hundred years old, but he didn t look a day over twenty-five.
Just one of the advantages of being a creature of the night, she
thought with a wry smile. None of her kind ever mentioned the
heartache of living for centuries, living off the blood of humans, while
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your loved ones died and turned to dust. A high price to pay for
immortality, she thought. But who cared what she thought.
She relaxed, slumping back onto the bed, wincing as the nubby
material of the borrowed robe scratched at her reopened wounds.  You
really shouldn t sneak up on people, Angel. It s a very unattractive
trait in a vampire.
He looked offended.  I beg your pardon. I do not sneak up on
anybody. I just prefer to keep my presence unknown until I know if
any enemies may be lurking.
She hid a smile behind her hand.  I m glad to see my warning kept
you from becoming another notch on Cameron s stake.
One dark brow shot upward.  I suppose I have your champion to
thank for that.
Gabrielle sighed at the skepticism in his voice. Angel would never
change. He never accepted anything at face value. But from what little
he d told her about his past, she couldn t really blame him for being so
distrustful of humans and their motives.
 How did you find me, Angel? she asked, shifting to her side to
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