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"The window?" I asked, staring two stories down.
I'd never really been afraid of heights per se, but being able to see all the details with such clarity made the prospect less appealing. The angles of the rocks below were sharper than I would have imagined them.
Taehyung smiled. "It's the most convenient exit. If you're frightened, I can carry you."
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"We have all eternity, and you're worried about the time it would take to walk to the back door?"
He frowned slightly. "Eunjin and Minghyu are downstairs. . . ."
"Oh."
Right. I was the monster now. I had to keep away from scents that might trigger my wild side. From the people that I loved in particular. Even the ones I didn't really know yet.
"Is Eunjin... okay... with Minghyu there?" I whispered. I realized belatedly that it must have been Minghyu's heart I'd heard below. I listened hard again, but I could only hear the one steady pulse. "He doesn't like her much."
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Taehyung's lips tightened in an odd way. "Trust me, she is perfectly safe. I know exactly what Minghyu is thinking."
"Of course," I murmured, and looked at the ground again.
"Stalling?" he challenged.
"A little. I don't know how. . . ."
And I was very conscious of my family behind me, watching silently. Mostly silently. Hobi had already chuckled under his breath once. One mistake, and he'd be rolling on the floor. Then the jokes about the world's only clumsy vampire would start....
