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His eyes fluttered in his head and she watched him shudder and shiver His scent didn’t just flow; it pounded over her until she was suddenly in his ar to release it with one hand, but failing At the same time, he held her alue bruising the inside of her mouth until she whimpered and writhed

After a moment, she drew back breathless and put a hand on his chest "I … shouldn’t have said that"

"Mais non I think it would be perfect for you to have that kind of power over me" His voice dropped about a foot as he continued, "And I want to be bound and in your power I want you to do to "

She may have just passed out She wasn’t sure She was very dizzy and now he sucked on the side of her neck She wanted to leave with hio back to his house, to find soth of silk or maybe two, or four Oh, God, four To have him so bound that he couldn’thard as he pulled back and set her in her seat "I a"

He reached into his pocket and drew out his warrior phone "Allô, Bev" He aze

She sat forward, her brows raised, her heart rate cliher than it already was Because it was daytirid

He thumbed his phone and replaced it in his pocket, then smiled "Another anomaly"

Fiona couldn’t believe it "But that makes three in three days I would be exhilarated but I have to say I’m a little suspicious"

He leaned back in his chair and worked at his breathing She was able to stand but she was pretty sure Jean-Pierre still needed another minute He smiled up at her "Go ahead, chérie, this will take so, and she felt such a profound affection for his and held his face in her hands "Thank you Just … thank you"

She kissed him

When his hands found her hips, she knew this would not help his condition at all Beyond that, she had a sociopath to find

She pulled away He let her go

She ran to the door and then to the grid, a prayer flowing through her et that bastard Rith

Thedeception always includes a surprise

--Notes on Dark Spectacle, the A Rimizac

Chapter 14

"Where are we? Which country?" Fiona asked, staring down at the anorid "Australia Brisbane"

Fiona searched through what looked like a sreen of Rith’s intricatea very specific area So in the space of three days, they’d found three blood slave facilities This had to be a new record, but to say she felt uneasy all over again was to say the least

Seriffe left his office to stand at the end of the grid "So we’ve got another one?"

Fiona aze and nodded but he scowled She didn’t blaet Gideon on the conature just arrived, stronger than just a death vaan to thru last? Could they have found the moment in time when Rith would be at the facility they currently had on their radar?

Jean-Pierre walked up the hall, having left the rooear He looked very serious, somber-eyed as he rid

He waved her over

She frowned Usually he ca

Several Militia Warriors also stared down into the grid Seriffe began issuing orders into his coether for another rescue operation

Bev called out, "The signature disappeared"

Fiona looked up at her Bev shrugged Maybe Rith had folded in then left So what did this mean?

Fiona moved in Jean-Pierre’s direction but the hairs on her nape rose She stopped in her tracks and looked around So, but what? No one else seemed to be disturbed She shook her head at Jean-Pierre but he shrugged

Once more she headed toward him, but the uneasiness remained Just as she reached him, the door to the room they shared, maybe thirty feet away, opened oncewhat he’d been wearing earlier

She didn’t understand