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Preston sensed something was wrong almost immediately after they made love. He decided, however, not to say anything about it. It was entirely possible Gabrielle was only worried about Cameron catching them, and he certainly didn’t want to add to her depression by questioning her.

He studied her for a moment before he spoke. “I think it would be 200

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best if we go around the treacherous ground, staying close to high ground. If we’re lucky, we’ll walk out of this place long before dawn.”

With a tender gesture, he reached over to brush dark hair out of her eyes. “Keep your fingers crossed, and hope we come out somewhere near civilization.”

“Then what will we do?” she asked. He heard the despair and hopelessness in her voice, and he’d have given his soul to erase it.

“Cameron can’t be too far behind us.”

“If I know my brother, he’s not in any hurry to capture us,” he said, wishing he knew what to say to comfort her. “He’s one of those people who enjoy the hunt almost as much as they do the kill. If not for my grandfather’s orders, I don’t think he’d have cornered us so quickly at the pawn shop.” He frowned. “Now that we’ve bested him at his own game, he’ll want to play us along, make us suffer for humiliating him the way we did.”

“For God’s sake, you’re his brother!” Gabrielle cried. “Doesn’t that count for anything to that lunatic?”

A brief spasm of pain tightened his face. “It did once … before 201

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Grandfather took him away from my mother. But not anymore.” With that, he pivoted, and started hiking through the long grasses surrounding the grassy marsh.

Gabrielle followed at a slower pace, thinking about what Preston had said. It was obvious that it was painful for him to talk about his mother. She couldn’t help but wonder—why? What could have happened to his mother to cause Preston such pain when he spoke of her and his grandfather in the same breath?

She wanted to ask him about her, but she knew now wasn’t the right time. When he was ready, he would confide in her, not before.

She had more than enough patience to wait. After all, she’d had plenty of practice.

Lost in thought, she didn’t realize Preston had stopped until she bumped into him. His body was tense, his eyes wary as his gaze searched the area around them.

“What is it?” she asked, confused by his wariness. She felt no premonition of danger. She knew her preternatural senses were not up to par, yet surely she hadn’t completely lost them.

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Anxiety stabbed at her when Preston dropped to the ground, dragging her along with him. He put a finger to his lips, indicating for her to be quiet. She was too frightened not to obey, although a hundred questions clambered at her lips.

“Do you need a lift?” an amused voice asked from the darkness.

Gabrielle smiled and relaxed, letting out her breath in a noisy rush.

But before she

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