Stunned by the news, Ash hurried down the hallway and stairs, to the front of the mansion. She owed Vaj everything and it were an enemy, she would fight to the death with no second thoughts. With curious thought of Brenna, Ash stood infront of the door and heard first the chime of the doorbell, then a knock at the door.

Tightening a robe, she opened the locks and flung the door open, standing defensively, her silver eyes sharp and alert as they came in contact with the stranger's.

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"To say 'I love you' one must know first how to say the 'I'." - Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead.