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"I care if you get hurt" Dae into fists "I care if Dee get hurts This girl, as ignorant as this sounds,in the sharp eyes and features identical to his own Funny how at tier to him "You sound just as bad as Andrew"

"Whatever,a throw pillow "I’ a fact" He fluffed the pillow before tossing it against the back cushion "Obviously, you got a thing for her So more than what you’ve felt before"

Well, no doubt He’d never lost his forht of Beth, yeah, he’d never felt this way

"And because of that, you need to stay away from her," Daemon said, as if his as law He stopped in front of Dawson, folding his aro to Matthew and explain what’s happened"

Dawson’s back straightened "No"

Daemon drew in a sharp breath "Matthew needs to knohat you’ve done"

"If you go to Matthew, he will go to the DOD, and they will take Bethany away" When Daemon opened his mouth, Dawson stepped forward "And don’t you dare say you don’t care"

"You ask too much!" Daeirlfriend decides to go National Enquirer on us"

"She won’t" Dee’s quiet voice intruded from the top of the stairs The brothers turned to her "If Dawson believes that Bethany will re here," Daenored him "We still have to tell the others, Dawson, because they have a right to be prepared They should know, especially when they see her trace, but Daeo to the DOD or the Elders"

"This isn’t Daeued "It’s mine I should be--"

"If it involves you, it’s my problem" Impatience etched into Daely wisp of smoke "I am not a child, daive you--"

"I know" Daemon rubbed his brow as if his head ached "I don’t mean to treat you like a kid, but dammit, Dawson, you knohat you have to do here"

Dee appeared between them, her hands on her hips as she twisted toward Daemon "You have to trust Dawson on this"

The look on Daerinder "This is insane"

Dae the heels of his hands on his forehead "Okay I get your…need to make sure she is safe while she has the trace, and yeah, maybe she won’t say crap, but afterward, you cannot run the risk of soain"

"I can control myself," Dawson said

"Oh, what the fuc--"

"Don’t ask et to know her" Once the words left his ed with ce to like my response"

Daemon blinked as if he were stunned And it struck Dawson then, that even though he did his own thing most of the time, he never really stood up to his brother Even Dee looked surprised

"You can’t ht

"I do"

"Oh, for the love of baby humans everywhere, you’re an idiot" Dae toe-to-toe with hiet to know her’ and you fall in love" He spat the last word out as if he’d sed nails "Then what? You’re going to try to stay with her? Get married? Have the little house with a white picket fence plus the two-point-five kids?"

God, he hadn’t thought that far ahead "Maybe Maybe not"

"Yeah, let ood chance that Daas going to crack the banister "It’s not iain, shock shot across Dae an outcast! Worse yet, you risk your sister if this happens again"

"Dae with unshed tears "Don’t put that on hilow "No He needs to understand what he’s done Bethany could lead an Aruht here And God knohat the DOD will do if they find out she knows So tell me, is Bethany worth that?"

Dawson hated what he was about to say next, and man, it made him a selfish piece of crap, but it was the truth "Yes, she’s worth it"

Chapter 13

When Bethany entered English class on Monday, she was one step away froirl freak-out ht to the desk behind her and latched onto Dawson

Last night, he’d called and told her he’d explained everything to Dae went fine, the strain in his voice said otherwise

Taking her seat, she dropped her bag onto the floor and dared a look at hi all around her "Everything is going to be okay"

And that ood reason When Daemon stalked into the classroos Bethany shrank back as her eyess his fingers around her arnore hi a serial-killer glare, then she’d hate to see what "not fine" was She dared another quick look over Dawson’s shoulder

Daemon’s lips slipped into a one-sided sainst the sudden tightening in her throat, she spoke lowly "Okay He’s scaring me"

Dawson rubbed her arm "All bark, no bite"

"That’s your opinion," Daemon replied

Bethany stiffened as her eyes widened The bell rang and she swung toward the front of the class Oh, this was going to be a long period The back of her neck burned froers on her back, and she relaxed Class discussion centered on the themes in Pride and Prejudice Love was the main topic