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possibly said to him.  She was surprised, to say the least, that they were not at each other’s throats.  She could have bet that they would have hated each other. 
    Alex leaned back on the couch with a heavy sigh, rubbing at her eyes.  They were beginning to go blurry from trying to read the tiny writing.  The book was a good thousand pages thick and the words were incredibly small.  The chime of the doorbell broke through the study session and Sam went to answer it.  A moment later a black haired woman came storming into the room, Sam trailing behind her.  Alex recognized her instantly.  She had seen her jogging in the neighborhood and again watching her and Sam as they were leaving the library.  The woman had a disapproving glare on her small features as her blue eyes fell upon Balthazar.
    “I thought I told you not to go looking for her,” she said, her eyes shifting onto Alex for a moment before retu rning to glare at Balthazar.  The demon lord glanced up from his reading, and had he been any less dignified, he would have rolled his eyes at the intruder.
    “You did,” he said, as he returned his gaze to the book in his lap.  “But I do not take orders from you, half-breed.”
    “You have risked everything coming here,” Pani said, concern and urgency in her voice.
    “Who are you?” Alex said, standing from the couch.
    “Forgive me,” Pani said, as if she just noticed the others in the room.  “I am Pani.”
    “This is the half-breed offspring of my grandsire,” Balthazar said, his eyes were hard as he leveled a glare at the woman.
    “I’ve seen you,” Alex said, her brows furrowing.   “You’ve been following me.”
    “Is this true,” Balthazar said, a growl echoing his words as he rose from the couch beside Alex.
    “I had to make sure she was alright,” Pani said, trying to defend herself against the sudden onslaught of attacks.
    “Balthazar,” Alex said, putting a hand on his arm, trying to soothe him.  “It’s ok.”
    “You should not be here,” Pani said, “We should not be here.”
    “Why?” Balthazar said.  He crossed his arms over his broad chest, waiting for her answer that was sure to be unsatisfying.
    “Have you not felt it yet?” Pani said, mimicking the demon lord’s stance.
    “Felt what?” Alex said , her eyes darting around to the people in the room.  She had a feeling she knew what Pani was talking about, but she didn’t want to give anything away.  She could clearly see that Balthazar didn’t trust this woman, so she wasn’t about to. 
    “ Your powers returning,” Pani said with a sigh, as if she didn’t want to say the words.  In truth, she was hoping that she wouldn’t have to explain things.  It wasn’t part of the plan.  But Balthazar had just made a mess of those plans by showing up here.  It was her fault really, she should have guessed he would have gone looking for the girl.  Pani had just underestimated his feelings for her. 
    “I don’t have any powers,” Alex said.  She shared a look with Balthazar.  He, of course, knew what she was capable of .  But Alex hadn’t been able to feel her powers since she had returned.
    “I know what you are capable of ,” Pani said with a knowing smirk, “and I know that you haven’t been able to feel your powers.  But I also know why you haven’t been able to feel your powers.”
    “Why ?” Alex asked, eyeing the woman suspiciously. 
    “ You two,” Pani said, wagging her finger between Alex and Balthazar, “have bonded.  And the reason you cannot feel your powers is because you have been separated.”
    “Ok,” Sam interrupted the conversation, “What exactly is going on here?  What are you talking about ‘powers’?”
    “Sam,” Alex said, turning to him, “I’ve tried to explain.  There was something about that place…”
    “It’s not just you either,” Pani said, interrupting Alex and turning to Balthazar.  “Have you noticed anything different about