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"I have an unending supply of wo in ue with that

"And what’s your business with aze slowly th of her body "I wish you to be reat honor a our people"

She pressed herself into the hard mattress It wasn’t that she was entirely oblivious to this ly handsome and blessed with the sort of charisma most women would find irresistible

Perhaps under different circuht have found herself pleased with his attentions

But the current circu stalked, chained to a bed, and inforenetically altered womb so she could carry litter after litter for the pack

Not the sort of thing to dazzle any woman

Besides, he wasn’t Styx

And that was that

"I don’t doubt that it is a position of great honor," she said slowly "But what if I don’t want it?"

He smiled to reveal his perfect white teeth "You will"

"You’re very certain of yourself"

"Our union was destined frolanced pointedly at her wrists "Obviously not if you intend to keep ive your word that you will not try to escape" His saze steadily "May I have your proritted her teeth It would be so simple to lie Just open her lips and promise him whatever he wanted

It’s what she wanted to do

Salvatore’s trust ht very well offer her the opportunity to escape Reason enough for any lie

But more importantly, if she could free herself soon then she could return to Styx before the dangerous vampire made the horrible situation even worse

Darcy shivered She didn’t knohat time it was, but she suspected that it was late afternoon Which meant that sundoas only an hour or tay

Only an hour or two before Styx would be able to follow her trail and charge to the rescue

She would do anything to avoid the inevitable confrontation

Unfortunately, the word simply wouldn’t cross her lips

She couldn’t utter a blatant lie beneath that steady gaze

"No"

"Then I fear the chains must remain," he said "At least for a time Eventually you will becoave a short, huh "To become abreeder? I don’t think so"

Salvatore’s expression hardened with annoyance "Sophia’s doing, I suppose She should learn to keep her mouth shut"

"Why?" Darcy studied his dark eyes "Did you intend to keep secret the fact that I am a scientific experiment? Or that my sole purpose in life is to produce as ly, he winced at her blunt accusations Even ly, his eyes darkened as if he felt at least a suilt

"Cam, it is no secret that for centuries the Weres have been fading," he said in a low voice, an un his words "The pureblood females lose more and more children, and even the curs have beco into the face of extinction"

Darcy bit her lip as her stupid heart threatened to soften "I I’m sorry, but"

Salvatore held up a slender hand "Wait I want you to understand, Darcy," he said, his tone nearly pleading "I hired an entire battalion of doctors and scientists to assist us quite simply because we are desperate We have to have children if we are to survive"

She struggled to hang on to her perfectly reasonable anger She was a person, not a piece of property to be manufactured and shoved into her proper role

"And they came up with the brilliant idea to mess around with enes that make us shift and suppressed the out to lightly touch her cheek "It is hoped that you will be able to carry my children to full ter touch "Your children?"

His dark brows lifted "I aiven first choice of females"

Her brief flare of sympathy was effectively squashed

That tended to happen when aas if he didn’t have a brain in his head

1 aiven first choice of females

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