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"You really think you can play hu demons?’"

"Well, there will be a feeaks here and there" A cruel smile touched the thin lips "And, of course, I shall ensure I have enough enforcers to convince those who ht a handful of bullies would ensure his position as Anasso?

"I rong You are not pathetic; you are a fool" Styx deliberately leaned doard, e his own size as he spoke directly into the man’s ear "You would be dead within a month If not from a clan loyal to me, then by my Ravens They would never rest until each and every one of you is dead"

Desmond took a hasty step backward before he could halt the revealing htened with annoyance as his hands smoothed over his shirt in an effort to pretend the e incident had never occurred

"Yes, I must admit the Ravens have troubled me They are a formidable enemy," he conceded in a sharp tone "Not only are they well trained, and loyal beyond reason, but they would never be stupid enough to attack in a fury of revenge Oh no, they are the sort to hide in the shadows and pick off my clan one by one"

Styx smiled coldly "They would hound you for all eternity"

"As I said, a problelint that sreen eyes It warned that the surprises were not over for the night

A pity

He ay past his limited tolerance for surprises already

Any more and he was bound to become extreh to proclai s, of course, since you sadly will not be here to make the pronouncement yourself The Ravens will then have no choice but to accept my position Perhaps I will even ave a slow shake of his head This ay beyond ht delusional

"You intend to kill me, but before I die you expect me to nah "And people call reen eyes narrowed "I did not claim you would be pleased to obey s in warning He had sacrificed everything he held dear to save the vampires from a psychotic madman He wasn’t about to hand them over to another

Not even if it meant his own death

"Never"

"A vaave a snap of his fingers "Jacob, fetch paper and a pen"

"At once, ave an aard bow before lu into the house

Styx took a step forward, s with cold a your tiaining his brittle sth, but I happen to be very, very clever I never openly battle an opponent unless I have absolute insurance that I in" His smile widened "In this case I have the insurance of a pretty little blond who see shock raced through hi naained control of his senses

No It wasn’t possible Styx wasn’t sure how Desed to learn of Darcy, but there was no way he could get his filthy hands on her

This was nothingstupid

Well, so into a blatant trap set by a vampire with a God complex and his band of idiotic merry men

"Yes, and safely under the protection of the Phoenix," Styx drawled "Or did you intend to battle the goddess?"

"Certainly not" The man possessed the nerve to smirk Jackass "Thankfully you made sure that such a horrible fate would not be necessary"

"I " Infuriated by the er Darcy, Styx came to a sudden halt Abruptly he realized how the vampire had known of Darcy And how he had known exactly the moment that he would be with Viper so that he could be easily lured into tracking the renegades to this house "Your clansust

"Precisely," the soon-to-be-dead va theave them the perfect opportunity to discover your every weakness And, of course, the perfectyour beloved Darcy Even now they are collecting her so that she can join us during this momentous occasion"

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