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Now it was my turn for my eyes to go crazy. “You askedmy father?”

“Well, y-yeah,” he said, stumbling over his words. “I wanted to know, and it just kind of came up. I have a lot of questions about this arrangement.”

His embarrassment made it impossible to be mad at him. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. “Okay… Maybe next time you’ll just ask me first. Okay?”

He nodded. “I can do that.”

I rested my head back against the seat. I sat there thinking about what it must have been like for Papa Christian to field that question about me. Suddenly, I was laughing. At least he’d had the correct answer. I couldn’t imagine if he said I wasn’t a virgin.

Theo peeked over at me. “What is it?”

“Could you maybe explain to me what King Christian looked like when you asked him that?”

His lips peeled into a smirk. “He was taken off guard.”

I laughed harder. “Like, how so?”

He put his fingers up next to his eyes, simulating huge circles. “His eyes were this big around. But, once he calmed down, he did take my question seriously.”

Of course he did. That was exactly like him.

“So, are you?” I asked, after a moment or two of silence. “A virgin?”

Theo shook his head.

I didn’t know why, but that answer kind of shocked me. He was so reserved. It was hard to think anyone could’ve gotten through to him to take their relationship that far.

“You’re disappointed?”

I shook my head quickly. “No, of course not.”

The truth was, I kind of was. Were there no other virgins in this mix? It was highly improbable any of the rest of them were.

I rubbed my head, a brush of cool air making me clammy. At that moment, I could feel the airplane start its descent.

“We should talk more often, Princess Izzy.”

I agreed. Theo Nolan was largely a mystery to me. He seemed as frigid as the harsh winters he got up in his native Canadian terrain. But, this talk with him had opened my eyes a little. There was more to him than just formality and his serious nature.

All-in-all, this lengthy plane trip was helpful. I got to know Rafe a bit more, got felt up by my best friend, and Theo opened up to me a little.

The only thing I hadn’t managed to do was tell them about my visions.

Who knew what would happen on the plane trip back?

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Chapter Eight

Clan Chang’s compound, though close to the city, was on the outskirts of the surrounding forest. We drove up a winding drive that led to the front door of a main building. Scattered around the building were other structures smaller in size but with the same design. The area reminded me of a commune.

Alexei leaned over. “I heard Li say they all lived here.”

“All of them?”

He nodded.

No wonder why they were so easily taken down. Though some of our clan members preferred to live near us for protection, it wasn’t a requirement. In fact, this showed that maybe it wasn’t even for safety reasons. If we were all in one place, it made us more of a target, easier to dispose of.