Chapter 20 DANE Everything in me went numb .

Time stopped .

I stared .

The children froze , as well .

They looked at me curiously .

I thought I heard Auroras breath catch for an instant .

Then she was between me and the children .

She took them each by the hand and knelt in front of them .

Uncle Trajan is hurt , but hell be all right .

Its not a good time to see him right now , but maybe in a few hours when his wolf has had time to heal him , okay ? The boy nodded .

The girl peered around her mothers shoulder at me curiously .

Aurora , I said through a clenched jaw .

Whose children are those ? Just then , a man came barreling down the hall .

He scooped the children into his arms and shot Aurora an apologetic grin .

Sorry .

They got away from me .

Dane , Aurora said quickly , gesturing at the newcomer .

You remember my cousin , Evander .

That was right .

When I heard a child cry the other day she said .

Chapter 20 2/5 her cousin had just arrived from Europe .

It could explain the girls dark hair and eyes , but not why she looked so much like Aurora .

And the boy ….

are your children ?

three , and the kids had to be at

their mother visiting , as well ? No , Aurora said

Shes not .

Time for a snack in the kitchen

left wondering why it felt so wrong

Trajan , who slept in

my voice

injured , a man like that would make trouble for me if he thought I was threatening the woman he saw

me about those

wore the maddeningly cool , polite expression

used

mother isnt visiting ,

tilt her head back to look at me , and growled , Ann , or Aurora , or whoever you

AURORA 3/5 Dane backed me against a wall

would pin me there

he would have done years ago loomed over me , trapped me , threatened me

though he was close and his voice was low , he didnt

He asked .

in an instant if I gave an answer he didnt like

, I said

eye contact as steady as I

against his chest with my fingertips

you keep looking at them that way , youre going

frowned and backed

matched his expression

didnt entirely

he threatening to kill me ?

his eyes from mine and opened

Celia stood there .

I remembered her .

to me when I was part of Blue Ridge as many of the other

to the bed without speaking , and I gathered that he and Celia were speaking in their heads through the

me a small smile and

see the book again , Dane

His words were unexpected , and I remembered him asking why he shouldnt just kill me and take it

if he wanted to do that , he could have already

my grandmother

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