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. There you are.I should have knownyou d home in on Robin. Ruby giggled and slipped away fromSean, crossing to the green-eyed man s side. 495/556The way she curled herself into him told Mi-chaela all she needed to know.He nodded respectfully to Robin. Robin. Leo.I ve brought my truebond to meetyou all.Michaela, this is Leo Dunne, the eld-est Dunne child. She blinked.This was Moira s brother?Geez, did anyone in this family get touchedwith the ugly stick? Was it even waved intheir direction?The delight on Leo s face was open, easy.He, like everyone else in the Dunne clan,seemed to hold Robin in great affection. Really? Congratulations! He held out hishand and shook Michaela s. Welcome to theDunne farm. Thank you. Sean? Leo? The screen door openedonce more, and there stood the most amaz-ingly attractive woman she d ever seen.Shewasn t much taller or older than Michaela.The woman s hair fell to her waist, a straight, 496/556shining curtain of glowing red-gold.Slightlytilted green eyes the color of emeraldspeeked out from under the longest, mostlush lashes Michaela had ever seen.Her chinwas delicately pointed, her nose fine and ar-istocratic, her lips full and pink.She couldhave graced many a magazine cover.Michaela looked over at Leo and shookher head. Let me guess.Your mother. Leo laughed. Yup. Oh, yeah.You and I are going to getalong fine. Ruby winked as Sean left her togo to the petite beauty.The way Sean lookedat her left no doubt in her mind that Seanand Aileen Dunne were just as truebonded asshe was to Robin. You too? Michaela tried to hide hergrin.Ruby nodded. Yup.I had pretty muchthe same reaction when I first saw my in-laws.I felt like a potato in a flower garden. 497/556You know, like What the hell am I doinghere? Leo kissed the top of Ruby s head. You rea rose in a field of wildflowers. Ruby blushed and buried her face in Leo schest, much to his obvious satisfaction.Robin walked over to Aileen and lifted herhand to his lips. You are looking particularlyfine this morning, Aileen. Sean reached over and removed his wife shand from Robin s grasp. Why don t you in-troduce your truebond, Robin? Robin, a wicked grin on his face, wavedMichaela over. This is she.Michaela, mydear, I d like you to meet Lady Aileen Dunne,the matriarch of the Dunne clan and a ladyfar more fearsome than I. I should hope so.You re so not a lady. Michaela grinned up at Robin.He chuckled, but before he could say any-thing two more people joined them on theporch.One was a tall, red-headed man with 498/556dark blue eyes and an easy smile.The otherwas a small Asian woman with the most un-usual eyes Michaela had ever seen.One eyewas dark brown with a startling light hazelstar in the center.The other eye was a purelight hazel.There was a slight roundness toher stomach that meant she was pregnant,probably four months along.The red-headed man smiled slowly at Mi-chaela. There you are. Robin bowed. Shane Joloun Dunne,meet Michaela, my truebond. Michaela.A pleasure to finally meetyou. Shane shook her hand. I was wonder-ing how they d get you to not be dead. She blinked. Um.Yeah.I m glad theyfigured it out. Me too. The woman at his side rolled her eyes. Akane Russo Dunne. She held out herhand and Michaela shook it. I m Jethro sbondmate. 499/556Jethro?Shane immediately rocked back on hisheels, the intelligence on his face fading intoan expression that could only be described asGomer Pyle. Well, Miz Akane, y all sure arelookin pretty today.Shame you re gonna ru-in those shoes helpin me milk cows and all.What kind did you say they were?Ferragari? Akane rolled her eyes. Ignore him.Hejust likes to see steam come out of my ears. Her expression wasn t warm, the way every-one else s was.It was more wary, contained. You re Lady Goodfellow, hmm? I was ex-pecting someone taller. Michaela ignored the way Robin growledat her side.Akane did no such thing.She immediatelybowed her head, baring her neck. I meantno disrespect, sir.I was merely playing. Robin reached out and caressed the napeof Akane s neck, his claws extended.Akane 500/556winced. So long as there is no malice behindthe playing. Yes, sir. Akane stood, but not before Mi-chaela saw a drop of blood on the back of herneck.Michaela stared at the woman who wasbarely taller than she was. You re a Blade,aren t you? Akane nodded. Yes. She rubbed hertummy. Except when I m an incubator. Shane took Akane into his arms andsnuggled her. But you re such a pretty in-cubator.Much cuter than the one in the henhouse. Akane elbowed him in the stomach, butshe was the one with the pained expressionafterward
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