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just to live. “Jesus, I just don’t see how it will happen.” She made the mistake then of looking up at him, her eyes catching his as she did so. “There is just no way that he will survive this and be his old self within a couple of months.”
    “Weeks, Talina, weeks,” he told her and smiled at her horrified look. “He’s my twin. I know everything he’s thinking and he knows everything I ever think. Whether we acknowledge it or not, we know it. I also know you are Talon’s daughter. Don’t worry, I won’t tell him anything. But I wouldn’t look him or anyone else dead in the eye until you get some glasses or contacts to hide the color. It’s a little unique and only the Royal Dragon line has them.”
    “The who?” she asked with a shocked look on her face. “Oh God.” She whimpered and looked down at the man stretched between them. Taking in a deep breath, she sighed. “I can’t do this.” She didn’t think that she would survive being tossed away by a father that didn’t want her a second time.

Chapter Four
     
    “Hey,” Allister said softly, “no one is going to hurt you, Lina, I swear it. Especially Aiden, you are incredibly special to him. I know you don’t understand and I really shouldn’t say too much. It’s his right to tell you but…” He paused. Shit, he shouldn’t be the one telling her all of it. That was Aiden’s right and honor to do so.
    “I don’t want him to feel beholden to me because I saved his life.” And she had. Lina wasn’t trying to make herself out to be a hero because she wasn’t. If she were he wouldn’t have been there for nearly two weeks before he was found. She couldn’t deny, however, that she felt something profound for him. Very much so.
    “Beholden isn’t how I’d put it,” Allister said with a grin. Letting the smile fade, he looked at her. “I can tell you everything or you can trust in me and Aiden and wait until he’s conscious enough to tell you himself. It should be him, it’s his right, but if it will help allay your fears in any way, I’ll do it.”
    She shook her head and sighed. “I will wait.” Because she rather liked it when Aiden talked to her. She especially loved the intimacy of him talking in her mind. She looked back down at Aiden again. “Are you sure that he’s going to be all right?”
    “Absolutely, we’re nearly indestructible, darling,” he promised with a grin. “A couple weeks of healing time and he’ll be back to his normal brash and smart-assed ways. I’m his twin. If I’m not worried you definitely shouldn’t be. Now, when we reach the base he’ll be taken straight to surgery because he’ll need to be looked over and some of those wounds debrided. I’ll take you to my office. You’ll be safe there and we’ll get you something to eat and you can catch a nap if you want. He’ll likely be in surgery for about three hours before they are done. From there he’ll go down to one of the big rooms and, hopefully, he’ll wake you enough to give you a heads up about what’s coming next. If not”—Allister shrugged—“just trust in him and your feelings for him, Lina. Never let fear guide you away from what your heart and soul are telling you, even with what your mother said to you.”
    “I can’t find myself turning from him if I had to,” she admitted grumpily. “Even when it would have saved my life time and again I was still right back there with him. I can’t seem to put myself first when it comes to him.” First. Time. Ever. “And that scares the bejesus out of me.”
    Staring at her, he nodded slowly. “I wish I could say something to help ease your fears. All I can tell you is that no matter what, Aiden will always place your safety and happiness above his own. You are the most important person in his life,” he said quietly. “I know you met under difficult circumstances, Lina, but believe me in this if nothing else. You mean more to Aiden than just the woman that helped to save