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talent?
 Pretty much all my life, I suppose. Tess pushed a curling lock of
honey-blond hair behind her ear and gave a small shrug.  For a long time, I
didn t use it. I just wished it would go away, you know? So I could
be& normal.
Elise nodded, understanding completely.  You re lucky, though, Tess. Your
ability is one of strength. It works for the good.
Shadows seemed to crowd the Breedmate s aqua eyes.  Now it does, yes. Thanks
mostly to Dante, that is. Before I met him, I had no idea why I was so
different from other women. I treated my talent like a curse. Now I wish it
went deeper. There is so much more I wish I could do like with Rio, for
instance.
Elise knew the warrior Tess referred to. She d seen him in one of the other
infirmary rooms when she was led down here by Gideon. As they passed his open
door, Rio had looked up from where he lay on a hospital bed, one side of his
face distorted by old burns, the muscles of his bare chest and torso riddled
with shrapnel scars and healed gouges that indicated some very severe
injuries. His topaz-colored eyes had been dull beneath the fall of his
overlong, dark brown hair. Elise hadn t wanted to stare, but the anguish she
saw in his face was arresting even more so than the ravaged condition of his
person.
 I can t take away old wounds and scars, Tess said.  And some of the worst
ones a person bears are on the inside. Rio is a good man, but he s damaged in
ways he may never recover from, and there is no Breedmate talent that can
erase those kinds of hurts.
 Maybe love? Elise suggested hopefully.
Tess shook her head as she ran her hands under the counter tap and scrubbed
up.  Love betrayed him once. That s what left him the way he is now. I don t
think he ll let anyone get that close again. All he s living for is to get
back out in the field with the other warriors. Dante and I are trying to
convince him to take things slowly, but when you try to slow Rio down, he only
pushes harder.
In some small way, Elise could relate to the warrior s determined need to take
action, even if only in the name of revenge. She was driven by a similar need
and, like Rio, hearing others advise her to step back didn t make the need
burn any less.
From outside the infirmary room came the soft gait of female footsteps,
accompanied by the quick, rhythmic click of a four-footed companion. Savannah
and a perky brown terrier appeared in the doorway. Gideon s pretty Breedmate
offered Elise a warm smile.  All set here?
 We ve just wrapped up, Tess said, drying her hands with a paper towel and
bending down to scratch the chin of the little dog who quite obviously adored
her. The mutt jumped all over her, showering Tess with wet kisses.
Savannah came in and carefully ran her fingers over Elise s healed arm.  Good
as new. Amazing, isn t she?
 You re all amazing, Elise answered, meaning it totally.
She d met Savannah and Gabrielle a short while before, when both women had
come down to check on her soon after her arrival at the compound. Savannah
with her gorgeous mocha complexion and velvet brown eyes, had instantly made
Elise feel at home with her gentle, caring demeanor. Gabrielle was sweet as
well, a ginger-haired beauty who seemed wise beyond her years. And then there
was pretty, quiet Tess, who d taken care of Elise as compassionately as she
might her own kin.
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Elise felt humbled before them all. Having been raised in the Darkhavens,
where the warriors of the Order were considered at best to be an antiquated,
dangerous faction within the vampire race at worst, a deadly gang exercising
vigilante justice it was surprising to meet the intelligent, kind women who d
taken members of the Order as their mates. She couldn t see any one of these
women binding herself to anything less than a male of honor and integrity.
They were too smart for that, too confident in themselves.
Surprisingly, they seemed so pleasant and warm, not unlike the Darkhaven
females Elise considered her friends.
 Since you re finished here, why don t both of you come with me? Savannah
said, breaking into Elise s thoughts.  Gabrielle and I just made some
sandwiches and a fruit salad. You must be hungry, Elise.
 I am& or at least, I should be, she admitted quietly. It had been several
hours since she d eaten and her body felt depleted, in need of nourishment,
but the idea of food held little appeal. Everything tasted bland, even the
things she used to enjoy when Quentin was alive.
 How long has it been for you, Elise? Savannah s tone was cautious,
concerned.  I ve heard that you lost your mate about five years ago& 
She knew what the woman was asking, of course. Had she gone so long without
blood? In the Darkhavens it would be considered rude to ask questions about
another female s blood bond with her mate even worse to question a widow about
whether or not she drew sustenance from another in her mate s absence but
here, among these women, there seemed no reason to hide the truth.
 Quentin was killed by a Rogue in the line of duty five years and two months
ago. I haven t turned to anyone else for my needs not any of them. Nor will
I.
 Five years without Breed blood in you is a long time, Savannah acknowledged.
Thankfully she didn t bring up the other implication in Elise s confession:
that she hadn t taken another lover in all that time either.
 Your body is aging, Tess said, a look of curiosity in her eyes, maybe
sadness.  If you don t take another male as your mate 
 Eventually I will die, Elise answered.  Yes, I know. Without Breed blood to
sustain me in a state of perfect health, I need to work my muscles and keep
fit, just like any other human. And, like any other human, my body will start
to progress in years it already has. In time, like any other human, I will
succumb to old age.
Savannah s dark eyes were sympathetic.  That doesn t bother you, the thought
of dying?
 Only when I think that I might go to my grave without having made a
difference in this world. That s why I&  She glanced down, still finding it
difficult to speak about the thing that motivated her to leave the Darkhaven
and begin another life.  I lost my son four months ago. He got involved with
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