A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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"Bryan, you're scaring me."

"How do you thinkI feel?" He looked at her throat,then jerked his gaze away.

After filling her own plate,Tracy sat down at the table across fromBryan . "You've got to get hold of yourself. You've got to fight her. Block her from your mind. You can do it if you try."

"Yeah."

"Don't think about it now." She gestured at his plate with her fork. "Eat. I'm a good cook."
Forcing a smile, he began to cut one of the chops.

"So, is she as good a cook as she claims?"

Bryan's face paled as Dominic appeared in the kitchen doorway.
"You should know,"Tracy said. "You ate some of it once."

Dominic grunted. He remembered that night, and its consequences, all too well. Without waiting to be asked, he sat down at the table.

If possible,Bryan 's complexion paled even more. Dominic regarded him coolly. "You should eat something."

Tracycould seeBryan gathering his courage in the way he sat up straighter and squared his shoulders. "Isuppose you've already eaten,"Bryan remarked.

A faint smile twitched the corners of Dominic's lips. "Indeed."

"Stop it, both of you,"Tracy said. "Bryan, eat your dinner. Dominic, leave him alone." Bryanlooked sheepish; Dominic lifted one brow.

"Dominic, he needs help. He… he's…"

"What she's trying to say is that I've been craving blood,"Bryan said curtly. "What else?"

"I can hear her thoughts. She's coming for me.Soon. And she gave me a message for you just before I got here."

Dominic leaned forward. "Tell me."

Bryanglanced atTracy and quickly looked away. "She said if you destroy Petrina , she will destroy whoever is closest to you."