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Chapter 97

Author: Pepper Pace
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"Is she going to be okay?" I felt so guilty. I hadn't wanted Tyler or any of them to be in danger. Had it not been for Alexis' intervention …

"She's okay. She's going to be released tomorrow."

"Can you take me to her?" I asked.

"It's late. We won't be able to visit her."

I sighed. "Well, at least we're home. Almost home."

"Tell me what happened when I left you at Epic Cu," Julie said. " I've pretty much figured out that you can withstand the sun. I don't understand how, but you can."

I sat. "It's true. I'm a day-walker."

"And there are others?"

"What I'm about to tell you is known by very few Vampires," I said. "Tony doesn't even know. But you are my core group and I can't hide a secret like this from you. I've been told that there are less than one hundred known day-walkers in the entire world."

Julie stared into space. She wasn't moving a muscle, not even pretending to breathe, which like me, she did automatically. "It makes sense now." She nodded. "The punishment had to be
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