A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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"That was my intent when I thought it was Petrina who had taken you." "And now?"

"I do not know if Kitana can be destroyed. Go inside now," Dominic said. "You will not be safe after dark so long as she survives."

With a hand that shook,Bryan unlocked the door and quickly stepped across the threshold. "You can't come in, but thank you," he said, and slammed the door.

With a wry grin, Dominic willed himself back to Nightingale House, andTracy 's side.

He found her asleep in her bed, the covers drawn up to her chin. She looked young and vulnerable lying there, and more beautiful than any other woman he had ever known.

He had hoped to show her the wonders of vampire life, to make her see that even though there was much to give up when one accepted the Dark Gift, there was also much to gain. Though he could not walk in the sunlight, he had walked through centuries of time. The only thing he truly lamented was his inability to father a child. The undead could not create life. Was it selfish of him to wantTracy to join him in his unnatural life, to ask her to give up the joys of motherhood to spend eternity at his side?

Turning away from the bed, he went to stare out into the night. Selfish or not, it no longer mattered. He would destroy Petrina and Kitana and if he survived, he would greet the dawn andTracy would be forever free of him. He wondered fleetingly what, if anything, awaited him on the other side. There were those who believed that vampires had no soul. If that was true, then only oblivion awaited him. And if he still had a soul, would he burn in hell for all eternity?

"Dominic?"

He turned at the sound of her voice. "Did you find him?"

"Yes."

"Is he… ?" "He is alive."

"Thank goodness you found him in time!"
"He is alive, but he is still in danger."

She sat up, clutching the covers to her breasts. "What do you mean?" "A vampire has taken his blood and given him her blood in return. He is her creature now."
"But he's not a vampire?"