Rose's Curse

tion. Being a vampire, Hunter would be fine. Rose, despite not knowing what sort of bei

on the ot

ke a suicidal maniac as the giant stone came hurtling toward them. That was why she pushed him toward Hunter befor

ing out the dust that invaded her lungs, she navigated around the debris until she could see just enough of the two men to follow

Rose immediately st

m, pushing at his chest. "Were you trying to get you

hers lazily as if

e asked Hunter, her mounting

eah! The old priest told me about this. Jericho here gets these trances...a seizure or something. It get

h

. Second, she finds the said stranger in a potentially dangerous place. And now, he's having a seizure. Did he even want

Hunter said with his hands in front of him, "Father Benedict told me to look a

acquainted with our area?" Rose questioned

ont of him, "I'm sorry, I forgot. I didn't real

ersation, and Rose had no choice but to look at him sitting there,

ose commented heartles

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where it belonged, smirking as he heard the library door

essage. Instead, you hunted down your future husband and gave hi

e to take part in any of this." Rose count

oice." Father Benedict replied, "We'll be announcing your engagement tomorr

Rose from her head to her toes, "

the

f other lads first." the priest said, motioning for

time?" Rose asked

your new team." Fath

ut in confusion as two

nvestigations. Along with Jericho, of course, as soon as you both gai

processed the two men as they entered the room. "Both? What do you me

u thoroughly?" Father Benedict

told me that the power would be mine alone.

ation, "That's surprising. I figured Rose Cristian, the famous guardian of the New Cat

xtent of his beard and the muscles that threatened to tear through his thin shir

the complete opposite. Rose had never seen someone as scruffy and as awkward as him. His glasses were crooked more than what was possible and his cl

arted, but she w

k Hale, Miss. At

service, then why...do you keep interru

." Trick paled, but Rose di

o Father Benedict. "While you're at it, drag Jericho back to wherever you found him, too. I wil

you really think that every time I say you ha

r centuries. And Rose had always been amazed at how ageless he looked. But at that moment, it seemed like the years had caught up to him all at once. He stepped