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inches away. “I like your
    spirit, but my will is stronger.”
    Why was he toying with her? Why didn’t he just get it over with?
    When the one called Aries loosened his grip, she wrenched her arm away. Her mind
    said to get the hell out of there, but her feet refused to obey; something held her still.
    Besides, what was the point? She knew he’d told the truth when he said they’d catch her.
    Furthermore, even if she got away, did she want all the bother of moving to yet another city?
    She’d been on the run for as long as she could remember.
    Sarah was tired of fleeing and hiding. With a ragged sigh, she strode to the wall, careful not to make eye contact with the men, and leaned against it. “What do you want from me?”
    she asked with resignation.
    “A name would be helpful for starters.” Gray Eyes’s voice sounded like an intimate
    caress.
    “As if you don’t know. Haven’t you or your group been tracking me for twenty-some
    odd years?”
    “You must have us mistaken for someone else,” Aries said.
    Sarah lifted her head then and snorted, glaring at each of them in turn. “I’m not an idiot. I saw your eyes. You’re... you’re one of them. Still, I have a request; before you kill me, could you at least tell me why? I have to know the reason you’re doing this to me.”

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    When Gray Eyes stepped forward, she flinched. “I give you my word that I don’t know
    what you’re talking about.”
    Did he think she was nuts, that she’d trust him just because he’d given his word? “How do I know you’re not lying?”
    “You don’t, so you’ll just have to believe me when I say no harm will come to you.
    Now, tell me your name.”
    “Sarah.” It had occurred to her to give them a fake name, but she’d decided against it.
    That was all they were getting out of her anyway, at least until she figured out whether she could really trust them or not. As it stood, she was even now filled with an acute awareness of the hunk standing so close to her.
    “I’m Constantine Kyriakis, and this is my cousin, Aries.” He said her name as though he were testing it on his tongue. “Sarah. I like it. It suits you.” His gaze delivered a wealth of meaning, making her shiver. She wrapped her arms around her body to keep from shaking.
    “Why did you run?”
    “I thought... I thought you were someone else, but I’m not wrong in assuming you
    aren’t human, am I?”
    He frowned. “Of course not, but neither are you, which is why I’m having trouble
    trying to understand you.”
    The implication of his statement caught Sarah off guard. She’d always known there was something different about her, but she’d never doubted her humanity before. Her throat went dry. This couldn’t be true... Could it?
    “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
    “I think you do, Sarah.”
    “No. I’m not... like you.”
    “You’re only partially right. Tell me, what pack do you hail from?”
    “Pack? You’re speaking in code.”
    Constantine shot a questioning look to his cousin as if he were trying to determine whether she was telling the truth. Aries shrugged, his green eyes indecipherable.
    Constantine turned his intense gaze her way once more. “You do know what we are,
    don't you?” His eyes began to glow, and he opened his mouth to reveal very large, very sharp teeth.
    A rush of heat swept through her body, leaving Sarah feeling like she couldn’t breathe.
    Then everything went black.

    Constantine hurried forward just in time to catch Sarah. He lifted her into his arms.
    “What the hell?” he muttered.

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    Aries peered at the unconscious woman. “I don’t think you should have done that. I
    know this sounds strange, but I get the feeling she has absolutely no clue what she is or what we are.”
    Constantine furrowed his brows. “But how is that possible? She’s a half-breed, and by the looks of her, a young one. She can’t be more than thirty. A