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in her. Meg felt a wicked smile crease her face. She really hoped it

was Liadan.

“That?

?s a scary look,” Dante said with a grimace.

“Sorry,” Meg apologized and schooled her face into something

less bloodthirsty.

It had been hard to readjust to this plane. She had thought she

would immediately fall back into patterns of working and watching

TV, but something intrinsic had changed within her. When she

finished with work for the day, she prepared for the day she would go

back to her men. She had spent hours and hours making lists and

gathering items she wanted to take with her.

She had a large duffel bag filled with small items that would be

helpful. She had bought her ten favorite books at a half-priced store,

along with five DVDs she loved. She was sure Vampire Dante could

make them work on the computer. She had a disc filled with music

she’d downloaded. She’d bought a couple of first aid kits and

essentials. Her bags were packed. Now she just needed that ticket

home.

She hadn’t completely ignored this plane. Meg found herself

looking her own name up on the internet. There had only been a

single article on her as a missing person. Her mother had commented

that she believed Meg had run off with some man and would get in

touch when the relationship soured. It was odd, given that Meg had

never exactly run off before, but if it gave her mother comfort, she

would go along with it. Besides her mother wouldn’t recognize her

anymore.

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Meg wore her hair down now all the time. She’d given up on

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