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Balthazar narrowed his eyes when he saw my response. "Don't'? You sound like I'm going to just kill Alex Brennan ... "

I gave him a small smile. "You sound like you're going to beat him to the punch."

He looked me up and down briefly then studied my face again. "You're still a little pale, would you like to come out for a bit to sunbathe?" he offered in a sympathetic voice.

"But today my schedule is cooking."

Balthazar shook his head. He was still wearing his turtle neck sweater from yesterday. "Just let me cook breakfast today."

"Are you sure?" I asked standing up and following him out of my room. "I already feel fine, really." And it's true, I don't feel dizzy anymore even though my chest still hurts a bit.

"No ... No need, I'll make breakfast. You can just sunbathe in the backyard," Balthazar replied.

I followed him from behind. It's still a little strange to see his tall body, even though he's usually a little shorter than me. We walked past a row of large windows on the second fl