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I knew better than to expect Annora to feel anything other than mild boredom at my advances But it didn’t matter

She pushed against my chest

“Caleb?”

I ignored her I lay beside her, pulling her flush against ers through her sleek hair

To ht for a er for me But then her hands slid down my back and spasms erupted at the base of my spine

She broke away fro

I shouldn’t have allowedthat aroused her was pain Violence So I positioned s into her neck and pressed down hard, sinking her into the mattress

She moaned and squirmed beneath me

She wanted to feel pain I’d make her feel it

Chapter 1: Sofia

There wasn’t much we could do other than just wait and hope for the best We didn’t knohen or if the witches would atteain with more force, and whether Mona would be able to keep them out if they did

Our other witches weren’t of any real help to Mona in securing the spell The security of our island, and all our lives, depended entirely on this witch we barely knew

Derek and I had done our part in preparing the island for an attack We’d had all the storage chambers in the Cataco But really, if Annora ed to penetrate the island, it would only be a ht down

For now, Kiev and his people had agreed to stay We just had to hope that they wouldn’t change their minds any time soon

Although ere all on edge, we had to continue with our lives Ben and Rose resu

While I had been uests, now living in the northwest of the island, Derek took any opportunity to shut hi, or some other important matter to attend to, he stayed indoors I didn’t need to possess more than a few brain cells to realize why that was

So far, I had paid a visit to Matteo, Mona and Kiev, his siblings and a few other vampires Now I planned to spend some time with Saira and the other olves, and then stop by Brett the ogre’s cave on the way back

Before leaving the aparth the door of Derek’s study He sat at his desk, sifting through a pile of papers I approached and looked over his shoulder I recognized Eli’swith Eli earlier to discuss reconsidering our lookout spots around the island

I wrappeda slow, tender kiss beneath his right ear