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He shook his head Not with Thera’s warning riding her

Before he took two steps, Talon turned the corner

Groaning, Jared sagged against the wall again

"She still upset?" Talon asked, eyeing the bedroom door

"Not exactly," Jared ht?"

"She’s doing fine" Jared looked Talon in the eyes "She wants her Virgin Night"

Talon gaped at hi to look for you"

Watching Talon sag against the wall made Jared feel better

Talon rubbed a hand over his chest "She wants me to--"

"No," Jared said too quickly

A sloicked smile curved Talon’s mouth "In that case, Warlord, since the woman and the bed are in there, why are you out here?"

Jared’s face heated He shifted so that his back was fully pressed against the wall "I’ve been a pleasure slave since I was eighteen"

Talon nodded in understanding "That’s a long ti intieHell’s fire, you can probably count the number of times you werereally with a woers"

Talon rubbed his forehead "Mother Night, you’re alin yourself Are you sure you want to do this?"

Jared stared at the opposite wall "She asked h her Virgin Night a duty?"

Talon stiffened "I’d call it an honor"

Satisfied, Jared nodded "You’ve done it?"

"A few times It’s safer when the male wears the darker Jewel"

Talon settled ainst the wall and crossed his arerous," Jared argued

"It can be if you forget why you’re in the bed--or if she panics"

Well, that helped

It took less than five in Night

"That’s it?" Jared asked

Talon shrugged "That’s it Just take it slow Let her get coo on to the next, and you’ll do all right"

Jared glanced at the end of the hall

"Go on," Talon said with a smile "I’ll stay here and make sure she doesn’t bolt"

Jared took a deep breath, blew it out, and then walked to the bathroo his teeth, he paused and sniffed hih the fast bath, he realized he’d accepted what he was about to do and felt steady

More than steady

He dried off, vanished the sweaty clothes he’d been working in, then called in the trousers Dae ht as his hand closed over the Red Jewel around his neck He ran his other hand over the trousers Did clothes retain soht now, he wouldn’tsome of Daemon’s bedroom skills

Jared closed his eyes and took a couple of deep, quiet breaths He thought of the way Dae It became a slow, delicious dance that a woed so subtly from cool water to fire she never had a chance to see the blaze before it consu, Jared returned to the bedroo look, returned the smile, and walked away At the corner, he raised his hand A Sapphire shield blocked the hall

"That will ave Jared an easy salute and left

Taking one last deep breath, Jared opened the bedroo the sweater

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