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Tory paused as she entered the rooe Not like a hu Worried about hihtstand and sat down by his side

She placed a hand on his feverish cheek The moment she , she watched as his skinshades of blue color His nails turned black and two s off the bed, she scowled as Artemis&039;s bow and arrow rowled even in sleep And when he opened his eyes to look at her, it was all she could do not to run No longer silver, they were glowing red and shot through with yellow streaks He opened his s

"Baby?" she whispered, searching for son of the man she loved in the creature who terrified her

He blinked as if seeing her for the first time and crouched on the bed

Tory approached hiainst his blue cheek He closed his eyes and nuzzled her hand while he took a sniff of her wrist That seee she couldn&039;t even begin to translate "I don&039;t understand," she said in Atlantean

"Akee-kara, akra"

She brushed his black hair back fro, sweetie?"

Ash was trying to focus, but it was i was so hazy He wasn&039;t even sure if he ake or dreaone now And he was around fresh blood-he could s

That soundhis lips, he inhaled the scent of feminine flesh that covered the veins he wanted to puncture

Eat

He wasn&039;t supposed to Even in this state, he reht hi But right nohile he was starving, he couldn&039;t re ache

He pulled the hu the tender flesh there, he grazed her skin with his fangs, wanting to sink thehed in pleasure

She spoke to him, but he couldn&039;t understand her words At least not until her lips touched his The sweetness of her mouth touched the man inside him and it sent the beast back into submission

Tory shivered as Ash returned to norain tawny, his eyes that calm beautiful silver Even so, there was a ferocity to hier

And when he led her hand to touch him, she hesitated "You&039;re hurt, Ash You should rest"

He shook his head as if trying to clear it Her clothes vanished And this time when he took possession of her uainst his hardened cock She felt his shiver in her own body as he rubbed hiainst her palm

He left her hand there so that he could touch her Onebeside the bed and in the next, she was pinned beneath hihed at the wonderful sensation of his naked body lying against hers

Careful not to touch his back, she cupped his face as he deepened his kiss

Ash still wasn&039;t sure if this was a dream or not All he kneas that the scent of Soteria filled his head and he had to be inside her His heart has and slid hiasped at the pleasure he felt But it didn&039;t last long before the beast inside hih her veins It was all he could hear All he could focus on

It overrode his pleasure and left hi

Tory whimpered as Ash pulled back At least until she saw his face The tor, Ash?"

Ash wanted to stay with her He wanted to be inside her again

No, he wanted to feed The urge to rip her throat out was fierce

He was losing control It slipped and broke free until he was no longer able to reer Every second with her brought hi her, he left the human realm

Tory blinked as she realized she was alone "Ash?" she called, wondering where he&039;d gone off to

Completely naked, Ash threw open the doors to Arteer hu

Acheron was gone Only Apostolos was here And the Harbinger Apostolos wanted blood and there was only one person he wanted it froasped at the intrusion on her bath until she realized it was Acheron She smiled at his blue skin and black hair "I told you you&039;d return to me"

He flew fro in a crouch on the ledge near her, he rerabbed her and pulled her close

She put her hand on his jaw and pushed his into her "You haven&039;t earned your food I&039; to eat until you please e in his destroyer&039;s forrip

Artemis blasted him away He tumbled back to land on his side In one fluid move, he flipped to his feet and snarled

He bared his teeth in anger before he launched hi that if he laid hands, or in the current case, claws, on her, she&039;d be killed

He stalked her like prey She should probably be afraid, but her anger overrode that Nor without eating But he&039;d betrayed her and honestly she didn&039;t care right now if he died

Refusing to give in to him, she ran for her backrooh him and entered her safe room Stupidly, he followed The moment he was inside, she flashed herself to the door and sla hiainst the clear door like an anione insane But honestly, as hard as he struck it, she was ah

"You can&039;t escape here, Acheron You&039;re powers are useless in that room and until I let you out, you&039;re ainst the door and let out a howl so feral it made the hair on the back of her neck stand up Oh, he would definitely kill her right now if he got free

Narrowing her gaze, she crossed her arlare "As I said, I own you Now sit in there and starve until I&039;m ready to feed you"

Ash could barely understand those words past the hunger gnawing at him In this state, he was like the Shades of Dark-Hunters who&039;d died while Artery and thirsty Unreasonable and unable to make himself understood It was the most wretched of existences

The door solidified and left him alone in a small, dark rooht whatsoever

For an instant, his sanity returned and he felt like a boy in prison again He twisted around, looking for the rats that used to bite hi feet

"Artemis!" he shouted "Let ht in his throat

"Acheron? Are you there?"

He heard Ryssa&039;s voice in his head

And then his hunger returned, driving all semblance of humanity away from him He slashed at the doors with his claws The pain of his hunger was excruciating Unable to stand it, he slaain, deterh it

Four days went by while Artemis pondered what she should do about Acheron His incessant sla to wear on her

But he needed to be taught a lesson He needed to be punished and until he learned to come to heel, she wasn&039;t about to let him out

Not to mention, at this point, she was honestly afraid of hi And past experience told her that a sobbet of blood would only whet his appetite forone of her maidens to him, but that would be cruel

And on the tail end of that thought ca that rhyeniousness She&039;d sworn to Acheron that Soteria wouldn&039;t be harmed by her or one of her minions

But she hadn&039;t promised to keep Acheron away from her

He&039;d told her that Soteria soothed him Fine, let the bitch soothe hi with satisfaction, Artemis flashed herself to New Orleans where the little slut was teaching a class Aggravated at having to wait, she stood in the hallway until it was over

Tory was heartsick as she dismissed her students She hadn&039;t seen or heard from Ash in days and the fact that he&039;d left her in sole possession of his prized backpackbad hadn&039;t happened to hi her books into her own backpack, she pulled it off the table and headed for the door But before she reached it, a tall gorgeous redhead stepped inside Dressed in an expensively tailored white suit and Prada shoes, she was stunning

Tory wanted to rip every strand of hair out of her head

"Why are you here, Artemis?" she asked coldly

Artemis curled her lip as if she hated to be around Tory evenaround her

Nah, it wasn&039;t possible

"Acheron needs you, human He&039;s hurt and he can&039;t coet me?"

"He wants you Believe me, there&039;s no other reason I&039;d be here"

Still suspicious, Tory gripped the strap of her backpack "Are you lying to esture of loyalty and truth "I swear to you, he&039;s in ulti and he needs you Are you really so selfish that you won&039;t help hihed if she hadn&039;t been so worried about him "Take me to him, then"

Artemis flashed her out of her classroom and into what appeared to be an ancient Greek temple The roo hunt scene staold It was exquisite

"Where a roo pond She didn&039;t stop until she reached a door on the other side of it As she lifted her hand, the door lightened to transparency

Tory gasped as she saw Ash lying naked on the floor His black hair was ain and two black horns jutted out from his head His lean muscles were starkly outlined by the dual blue skin tone His hands ended in long black claws and when he saw thes in their direction

Pushing himself up, he kept one arm around his stomach as if he were about to be ill He took one step and collapsed on the floor again in obvious pain He roared a bellow of frustration and agony

"He&039;s disgusting in his god fornant stare "He&039;s never disgusting What&039;s wrong with him?"

"He needs to eat This is what always happens to his"

"Why haven&039;t you fed him then?"

A slow, evil smile curved Artemis&039;s lips "Sweetie, why do you think you&039;re here?" She reached out and opened the door

The next thing Tory knew, Arte her in with Ash "Bon Appetit"

Tory turned to the door, trying to open it But it was hopeless There was no latch or key or anything on this side All she could do was see Arte face