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the surface of the burned skin. It looked beyond painful. But the look on Eadric's face was serene as she traced the lines of beautiful scar.
                  "What does all this mean? Someone burned this into your skin." Eadric took her hand, closing it until only her pointer finger was still out. Careful not to hurt her, he used her finger to trace every line in the triquetra and the circle around it.
                  "What does it mean? Or what does it mean to me?" Anabell nodded, saying yes to both. "It means life, death, and rebirth - surrounded by a never-ending eternity. But to me, it signifies a promise that I made a very long time ago." Re-opening her palm, Eadric held her hand over the scar and pressed it hard to him. “It means that I will do everything in my power to keep you safe because the thought of losing you is worse than the idea of death. The sting of it wore out a very long time ago.”
                  Anabell jerked her hand loose and took a few steps back. She needed a little room to breathe. They had just met, and he was already talking about dying for her. It was too intense, and she didn’t know what to do with it. She still wasn’t sure she believed anything he was saying. She still had not seen enough proof that someone was after her.
                  Eadric could be using her. It wouldn’t be the first time a good looking guy took advantage of her soft heart. At least he couldn’t take her virginity and try to blackmail her with it.
                  “Why – exactly – are people after me? Don’t touch me, or kiss me, or talk about how well you know me. The only thing I want from you is the truth – the God’s honest truth about what is going on.”
                  “They’re after you because you’re my soul mate.”
                  Anabell choked back a laugh. He was obviously playing some sort of trick on her. He was crazy, and she needed to get out of there. The only thing standing in her way was him.
                  “I’m pretty sure that you’re certifiable – so you need to let me go now, or I’m going to scream until one of your neighbors busts the damn door down.” Anabell took a deep breath to fill her lungs as much as possible.
                  Eadric zipped to her side and cupped his hand over her mouth and guided her back into one of the chairs. She was so shocked that she couldn’t respond.
                  Anabell opened her mouth to speak once he let her go, but Eadric stopped her.
                  “Would ye shut your mouth and let me explain?”
                  Eadric told her the bare bones about his life pre- and post-demon, his ties to her, and the Soulless chasing after her, he saw the disbelief light up her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest and stared him down. He was losing her. Fast. She didn’t even have to open her mouth to tell him that she did not believe a word he was saying.
                  "First, you don't look a day over twenty-five. There's no way you've been alive for over a century. Demons don't exist. You are delusional. You definitely need professional help." Anabell scoffed.  Twenty-eight, she could buy. Hell, thirty, thirty-one, they were plausible too. Why are the sexy ones always crazy? She had the worst luck. That‘s what she got for thinking a guy that practically abducted her was a viable option.
                  Eadric didn’t know what else he to do to prove to her that he was being honest, then it hit him. It was a big risk because it could blow up in his face if she took it badly. His demon form wasn’t something that he bothered using often, and he never brought it out just for the hell of it. Aside from Lugh and a few Soulless, no one had seen it. And the ones that did saw it just before they died.
                  “Let me show you. Maybe