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She knelt next to him “Hold on” She listened into the phone for awent to Brimstone She’s allready to head there now She doesn’t knohere E and Wraith are They refused to go with Roag”

Not a shock No Seht mind would step inside a demon pub where female lust could hold you prisoner for days, or worse, send you to your death at the claw-end of a jealous ht mind

Shade groaned, sed sickly Gradually, a pinpoint of light pierced the darkness Wraith He could feel Wraith’s life force Thank the gods Relief , but only for a second He couldn’t sense Eidolon Blindly, he reached out with his hand as though he could touch his brother Skulk caught his arh his

“Breathe, Paleshadow,” she whispered, using the childhood nicknah this”

Not if E was dead Shit, he was the brother who kept the in line and Wraith alive

Awareness sifted through him Eidolon He was safe

The pain faded, but a gnawing, aching emptiness drilled one more hole into Shade’s soul Seminus demons were connected to all their brothers, and when one died, he took a chunk of his surviving siblings with him Thirty-seven deaths later, Shade felt like a colander

“Who was it?” Skulk asked softly

“Roag” He drew in a deep, shuddering breath “It was Roag”

“I’m sorry”

“So am I,” he said, but it was an automatic response As much as he hated to admit it, the world was now a better place

Chapter 1

When walking through the “valley of shadows,” reht

— Austin O’Malley

It had been at least two decades since Shade had awakened on a strange floor, hung over and without a clue to his whereabouts The heavy weight of achain er since he’d been in this situation and chained up

Cool

Sure, he preferred the females to be the ones in chains instead of him, but he’d roll with it

“Shade”

The feh the ringing in his ears He couldn’t open his eyes, either

“Shade Wake up” A hand shook his shoulder, not gently, as he’d expect a feht with hi him with her mouth on his— “Shade, damn you, wake up!”

Groaning, he rolled onto his back, wincing at the dull ache pounding against the back of his skull “I’m awake, baby I’m awake Climb on I’ll catch up”

“Thanks, I’ll pass But call ain and I’ll rip your lips off”

Shade peeled his eyes open Blinked at the blurry face peering down at hiain

“Runa?”

“You remember my name? Pardon me while I pass out from shock”

The sarcasm wasn’t necessary, but yeah, he remeht to his bed Long, caramel brown hair that felt like the softest silk on his chest, abs, thighs, as she kissed her way down his body Full, sensual lips that had curved into wicked sne eyes that coar under his tongue

But he hadn’t seen her in nearly a year Not since the night she ran away and fell off the face of the earth

“Why are you here? Why am I here?” He squinted in the hazy darkness “Where is here?” His first thought was that is had captured hi bastards

“Can you sit?” Runa helped hiainst a ith rateful for the cool, damp stone that eased his nausea

“Answer my question,” he said, because he now suspected that this wasn’t a sexual hangover, which ood reason to be chained up and feeling like shit with a woe

Runa snorted “You’re still an arrogant ass”

“Shock, huh?”