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.He already was gainingthe speed of the mixed blood, and he had the acute vision and sense of smell as well as hearing.The stench of the fire, the burned tree and cabins permeated the forest.The Lycan guard continuedto move back and forth in an effort to see what was happening back at camp.He couldn t abandon hisposition, but he was clearly worried.A sense of relief swept through Dimitri.He wasn t anywhere near full strength and he doubted ifhe could fight off a pack of Lycans.He wanted to get away without any of them realizing he was goneuntil it was too late to stop them.They waited, counting the seconds ticking by, both knowing any moment someone would discoverDimitri had escaped.After what seemed an eternity, the guard gave up and resumed his normal patrol.Dimitri squeezed Skyler s shoulder.She looked back at him, her eyes changing color, like akaleidoscope, a signature of her Dragonseeker blood.He knew the color change indicated nervousness.You re amazing.He breathed the words into her mind, accompanied by his deep respect and lovefor her.I honestly didn t think you could possibly get me out of that tree, let alone remove the silverchain from my body, but you did it.And now we re moving through the second circle of their guards.It s a long way until we re really free, she reminded.From here on out, you would have a muchbetter chance without me.I can t go to ground or take to the air.He leaned close, his mouth moving against her ear, although he spoke in her mind.I can t do thosethings at the moment either, csitri.I am far too weak.Josef is waiting just ahead.We couldn t risk his being too close in case the Lycans sensed hisenergy.But he ll give you more blood Carpathian blood.Paul s here as well.He s just a fewkilometers from Josef.And you can feed again there.He should have known she would even have prepared for feeding him, attempting to get him intogood enough shape for a fast escape.Skyler shook her head, obviously reading his mind.Josef was the one who remembered you wouldneed more blood than just mine.All I could think about was taking away the pain and trying to healyou.Her lashes swept down, hiding the shame and guilt in her eyes.I should have thought of it,though.I m sorry.Dimitri took her chin between his finger and thumb, raising her head until her lashes lifted and hergaze met his.We have good friends in Josef and Paul.I m certain between all three of you, everydetail of my rescue and escape has been attended to.Thank you for coming for me.You have suchcourage, Skyler.I tried to shield you from what was happening to me.She shook her head.You were wrong to do that.I don t want you to keep anything from me goodor bad.We re a team partners.We re lifemates, and I want to be that in every sense of the word.He nodded his chin toward the path, indicating they could start out again.The guard hadcompletely moved away.I think you ve more than proved your abilities to be my lifemate, Skyler.We are tied together,bound, soul to soul.Before she could rise, he wrapped his arm around her and just held her for a longmoment.She felt warm and soft, her body fitting into his burned and battered one, bringing a soothingbalm to him.Skyler rubbed her cheek gently over his burned chest, taking care to keep the gesture featherlight,but he felt it through his entire body, a gossamer touch that reached deep inside and sent his heartsoaring.I love you, Dimitri.We ll make it out of here and start our life together.He brushed a kiss along her temple.He would give anything to have her anywhere else but where she was right then.Somewhere safe.He nodded, and she rose and began to walk along the narrow,inviting path between the two rows of thick brush.He struggled into a standing position, shocked at how weak he was.As a Carpathian he d alwayshad strength, and as his blood had mixed with the Lycan blood over the centuries, he had become evenstronger.His body needed healing inside and out.He also desperately needed the rejuvenating sleep ofhis kind, deep beneath the earth in the richest of soil.Skyler picked up the pace, jogging slightly, just enough that he had to extend his strides to keep upwith her.He had a difficult time keeping his feet on the carpet of grass.He concentrated on staying tothat small strip.I didn t want you in danger, but I can see that you re a woman who will stand with me throughanything.I m not so old, sívamet, that I can t learn.In spite of the dire situation, his ravaged body andweakness, Dimitri still managed to laugh at himself.Skyler had always been drawn to his gentle ways and his sense of humor.She knew he was apredator and that any Carpathian male who had fought off the temptation of darkness for centuries wasa strong, dangerous man.Still, with her, there was always tenderness and his humor.She could barely look at his burned body.Had he been able, she knew he would have changed hisappearance, but he was too weak.The damage done to him only served as a reminder to her that she dwaited too long.She d been too concerned about hurting others, lying to her parents, getting introuble.That seemed so trivial in comparison to what he suffered.I didn t know how much I loved you until I nearly lost you, she admitted.I ve always known therewas no one else for me, that I was your lifemate, but it s so much more, it s everything, Dimitri.She had loved him, but almost with a teenage crush, an infatuation that seemed obsessive at times.She d leaned on him, counted on his strength, and she d been selfish without even realizing it.Sheknew it was difficult for him to wait to claim her, but she hadn t really considered the consequences tohis soul.To his honor.She d been a child, playing at being an adult.Why do you insist on being so hard on yourself, Skyler? I would not have claimed you when youwere sixteen.Even in terms of human years, you deserved time to find out who you were and what youwanted.His response to her thoughts only made her love him more.A gun went off, four shots in rapid succession, the sound loud in the stillness of the night.We re blown, csecsemõ, just run.The pack will be coming after us hard.They re fast, faster thanyou can possibly conceive.Skyler knew the moment she heard the shots ring out that the pack was signaling to the guards
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