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Magdalena stared at him defiantly, but not before he saw the fear in her eyes.

“Don’t come here again,” he warned. “You won’t like what happens if you do.” With a last warning glance, he disappeared from her sight.

“Well, what did she want?” Leia asked.

“Same thing she wanted before. She wants me to help her destroy Josiah.” Rohan stepped out of his trousers and slid into bed beside her. “Seems he promised they’d be together forever after he turned her. But forever only lasted a year.”

“What’s that old saying? ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’?”

“I’ve always found it to be true,” he remarked.

“Oh?”

“Just kidding,” Rohan said, with a laugh. “Pull in your claws.”

“She worries me,” Leia said, snuggling against his broad chest.

“I won’t let anything happen to you, love,” he murmured, sifting his fingers through the thick fall of her hair. And hoped it was a promise he could keep.

Chapter Twenty-Eight

In the morning, Leia found herself humming “Here Comes the Bride”. Last night, she had called her mom to let her know she was going out to look at wedding dresses this morning, did she want to come along?

“Silly question,” her mom had said, with a laugh. And they agreed to meet at noon.

Life had never been better, Leia decided as she smoothed her hand over her hair. Rohan loved her. In two weeks, they would be married. Last night, he had promised to buy her a house anywhere in the world she wanted to live. He had also told her she didn’t have to work unless she wanted to.

She had mulled that over for an hour or so. In the end, she decided she enjoyed teaching too much to give it up. Besides, it would keep her busy during the day while Rohan rested. As for where she wanted to live, she had no idea. She was perfectly happy in her apartment. Still, it might be nice to have a home of her own, with a yard full of flowers and maybe a pool.

She frowned when there was a knock at the door. Her mother wasn’t due for another half an hour. “Who is it?”

“Trent.”

What on earth did he want? Leia wondered as she unlocked and opened the door.

His gaze swept the room behind her. “Mind if I come in?” he asked.

Leia bit down on her lower lip, all too aware of the vampire sleeping in her bedroom. Had Trent come hoping to destroy Rohan while he was at rest?

“It’ll just take a minute.”

“Let’s sit out on the porch,” Leia suggested. “It’s such a nice day.”

Trent sent her a knowing look but didn’t object.

Stepping outside, Leia closed the door behind her. There were two chairs on her tiny porch. She gestured for him to take one while she took the other. “What can I do for you?”

“Janae tells me you’re marrying that Indian dancer.”

Leia nodded. “I hope you’ll come to the wedding.”

“Do you know who he is?”

“I believe so.”

“Do you knowwhathe is?”

“Trent, who I marry is really none of your business.”

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