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details of Jason’s change made her stomach turn, sickeningly. She could do this, she had to.

    Chapter 4
    Marcella slipped the white, silk nightgown over her head and rushed to the living area. Dominic already had Jason dressed in a pair of pajama bottoms and resting on a large bed. The couches were completely gone and the open space looked more like a bedroom than anything.
    “How’s he doing? He’s still alive, isn’t he?”
    “Yes, for now. Marcella, I might have been wrong about you changing him. I’ve never heard of it before, but I assumed since you could shift into different creatures, you could do what they do. What if I’m wrong?” The concern that etched the demon’s features stirred something deep inside of her. Could he truly care about what happened to her boyfriend?
    The words he spoke turned her blood into ice. Weren’t those exact thoughts just going through her own mind? “Let’s just hope it works. I can’t lose him, Dom. Whether we were meant to be mated or not, Jason is the one I’ve always pictured myself being with. Nothing is going to change my mind. You need to know that.”
    “You love him, I get it. But you can’t fight the pull of a mate. I have no problem with you being with him, but you will eventually end up being with me, too. That I know.”
    “But you’re a demon. How can I trust you?”
    “We all make mistakes. Believe it or not, I’ve actually calmed down a lot. I’m even trying to be good. Anyway, you know what I do, and that’s eternal. But have you ever thought about why you’re a collector? You once were a type of demon, so to speak, but put on a higher pedestal. Somehow you managed to get reborn. Should I hold your past against you?”
    Caught off guard, Marcella quietly thought about his words. “But I don’t remember what I did.” The dreams she’d been having pushed into her head, but she quickly dismissed them. There was no way that was her. The feeling of authority that accompanied the dreams was absolutely absurd. But she couldn’t get over the fact of how identical they now looked. They were a mirror image if she wanted to be truthful with herself.
    Dominic grabbed her hand. “I’m not proud of what I’ve done, but I’m doing everything I can to make things right. You need to know we can’t escape what we’re given, but we can make the best of it. I want to make the best of it with you…and Jason, if that’s what you want. You’re right, I’ve been a dick. I never thought I’d have a mate,
ever
. I’m not sure what’s going to happen and it scares me. Fear is something I don’t take to well.”
    A low groan broke the beginning of her response. “We’ll talk about it later. Right now let’s just get through this.”
    Dominic nodded and began to pace while Marcella climbed up next to Jason and focused on changing back into a collector. The cobwebs came naturally, moving faster than before, until she held her breath and felt the thick sensation leave her.
    Opening her eyes, she noticed the tattoos and smiled at Dom. “I’m getting better. When Jason’s better, I’m going to change into whatever he wants. It’ll give us something to do while we’re waiting for your master.”
    “About that.” Dominic looked at the ground and then lifted his gaze back to her. “I’m not sure what he’s going to do. If for some reason they take me away, I need you to promise me something.”
    Marcella sat up straighter in the bed. “What do you mean, take you? Where?”
    The demon laughed. “You have to earn your position on earth, Marcy. I didn’t get here because I was randomly picked from a hat. It took a long time. Don’t you see? I’ve failed to make quota. They have every right to replace me with someone else.” She watched him walk to the bed and sit next to her. “Promise me something.”
    “But…I don’t want them to take you. Dom, I need you here with me. I’m lost without you. What would I do?”
    A tender smile transformed