June looked behind her then leaned closer to Rodney and whispered, "I don't trust them. If they see my DNA they'll know, or even my blood."
Skye walked down the side walk until it ended. Then she continued walking and left the border of the city. After a few minutes she came to the forest, which was nothing but a few trees and shrubs.
Buchanan quickly devoured his food, then politely wiped his mouth.
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Astrid looked down at the bracelet. she gently touched the raven shape with admiration. Then slowly looked up to Raine and smiled.
Carrow slowly leaned over to get the bottle of water and opened it for him. She then set it down in front of him. "If you would like some more, I still have some. Maybe perhaps, I could get you something else. Would you prefer that?" She asked him as she regained her feet. "Or I could give you a tour of the penthouse. If you'd prefer that instead." She asked him.
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Raine smiled back at Astrid. He had been thinking about their living situation. "So have you thought about where we will go from here? We can't really go back to that hotel, Astrid. It's just not safe, that man will never get the chance to hurt you again. He would have to come through me. I may not be much, but I pity anyone that tries to get between you and me. Because without you, there is no me." He said it so matter of fact. He then reached out, to once again hold her hand in his. "Astrid, I'm sorry but I have left one of the most important parts, of the courtship ritual to myself. I did so because I didn't want to scare you off. You know, just in case you didn't feel the same about me. But I can't in good conscience, mislead you any further. So here it goes." He leaned all the way into her, until he was just a breath away from her ear. "Ravens mate for life and Astrid, you are mine. So I can't and I won't have anything happen to you." He pulled back a little, to better gauge her reaction to his revelation.