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"I&039;ons they have Dunamis" "Are you sure?"

"Yes I saith ons flew it inside the palace"

If Darius had Dunamis all was lost Marina would never be able to defeat him - he would already know of their plan "Layel," she screamed "Layel!"

Within seconds, the vampire flew to her side, his expression weary "What now?" Panicked, she ranted and shouted out the infor frowned "So they know our battle plan"

"What are we going to do?"

"We will attack"

"Now?"

"Now" He nodded

"They will know and stop us"

"Not unless they&039;ve spoken to Dunaain" His frown deepened "But that is a chance ill have to take Let&039;s prepare our ered in their roo each other They were naked, and holding on to each other tightly He couldn&039;t stop touching her He planned todays to last him a lifetime

"I&039;m scared for you," she said softly "You&039;re only one ht the demons alone I don&039;t want you to leave this bed"

"This is so I have to do, baby" He trusted Darius to keep her here, and in return he would do whatever the dragon king needed of hi in wars my entire life First with my dad, then my brothers, then for o home?" she asked softly, hesitantly "After? Without ulistened in her eyes Hell, he felt his own tears burn in his eyes "At least we&039;ve got the next few days" His hand explored the hollow of her back and she shivered "Let&039;s not waste a moht Jewel how to best defend herself She&039;d done excellently until this point, but he wanted her better prepared He wanted to know she could save herself from any situation Just in case

She stood in the center of their room, and Gray walked around her, his hands locked behind his back like a one," he stu to keep you here But he won&039;t always be around, so I want you well able to take care of yourself"

"I&039;ve done quite well so far"

"Yes, but I want you to do better You&039;re not someone who can screaht be interested in keeping you for themselves You have to learn to rely on yourself"

Her lips dipped, giving her a sad, vulnerable expression

"Quick question You&039;re walking through the city alone at night and a group ofyou to leave with theht the It was a trick question You don&039;t walk through the city alone at night That&039;s lesson one Understand?"

She nodded, her eyes following him as best they could as he continued to circle her

"Lesson two," he said He needed to cra hi you enter, you scan immediately You study the occupants You study the best way out And you don&039;t let anyone know you&039;re doing it"

"How?"

"Keep your expression casual and your interest focused Do it now Scan this rooaze darted left and right, and he shook his head "Slower," he said "Coer too long"

She tossed her hair over one shoulder and turned her head, looking directly at hirinned, still a little sad, then looked away

"Good" He wrapped his arms around her waist "Now tell me what you saw" "You"

"Describe me My expression, my stance"

"You lips were taut and hard, and your eyes were determined You had your hands at your side, and I think you had an erection"

He laughed, his first o hoood People who seeer your suspicions If you see a centaur in the de Therefore you&039;ll know to avoid hio into the demon side of town That was merely an example"

"That, I promise you, I will never do"

"Good Always res If someone calls you a bad name, don&039;t let it upset you What does the bastard&039;s opinion ht," she said with a nod

"If soet away froht theet away?"

"Then, and only then, do you fight," he said, stepping in front of her "Go for the aze strayed to his groin

"That&039;s a good place, but not always the best If you poke your assailant&039;s eyes hard enough, he won&039;t be able to see well enough to find you"

She gri can be used as a weapon A rock off the ground A stick If you have them, use them You

can shove a thin stick inside the assailant&039;s ear and slow hi it hurts" His sto to use these techniques

He closed soaze traveled up, up, until their eyesscent surrounded hier down her windpipe

"This is where air goes froile If you punch someone here, you&039;ll disable them" He didn&039;t mention that she would probably kill theh He didn&039;t want her worried about that; he only wanted her concerned with her own survival

His hands lowered, caressing down her arh, if so on to you like this, you can knee or elbow him in the stomach That will make it difficult for him to breathe and help loosen his hold on you"

She licked her lips, her eyelids dripping to half- his fingertips down her stoasp

"Use your knee or your foot and don&039;t hold back your strength Hit as hard as you can and it will paralyze your attacker"

"What do I do if he&039;s gotten his hands around my neck?" she asked breathlessly

Gray drew his arers around the area in question, but he didn&039;t apply pressure "If that happens, you have to act immediately because their intent is to er you&039;re in that kind of hold, the htheaded and weak you&039;ll become If you&039;ve tried to poke his eyes, have tried to kick his groin and neither of those worked, you reach up outside his arms" When she did so, he added, "Now slam your fists down on the middle, at the inside of entle as his Her gaze once more locked on his, and the sexual awareness intensified between theoal isn&039;t to beat up your attacker, but merely to escape and disable him" "There&039;s a difference?" Her nose nuzzled the underside of his jaw

He almost threw her on the bed and claimed her then, but refused to end her lesson This was too ie is your primary emotion In the second, survival is your only concern Next time you punch someone like you did the merman, et as et before you slam forward Also, if you can shove your palm into your opponent&039;s nose, that&039;s even better" He clasped her hand in his, opened her fingers, and placed her palm inches from his nose "Hit up and hit hard"

She nodded, and he dropped their hands He didn&039;t release her, he couldn&039;t Touching her provided the link he craved, a link he needed as much as he needed to take his next breath