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"Where is the mysterious child?"

"I’m not sure"

His lips twisted Exactly what he’d expected "Great"

Tilting back her head, Cassie stabbed hiaze "Caine, he must be protected"

Chapter 10

It was the ht when the small jet landed on the private airstrip in a reo

With a sar, and the landing lights switched off before attracting unwanted curiosity

Va runners look like a below the radar"

Laylah tossed aside the glossy aunt fe shoes that looked like torture devises Of course, the spiked heels would come in handy if she had to spend anyas the heels wereto consider

The wheels ca past the low leather seats that were arranged around small tables and set to easily view the flat screen ant décor was carried into the gourmet kitchen and cocktail bar that was fully stocked with delicacies to te demon No doubt the bedrooms where Tane was safely tucked in a sealed compartment were equally lavish, but she’d sternly refused to allow herself to leave the forward cabin

She wasn’t a hypocrite

Sex with Tane had been …

She shifted through a nu the explosive pleasure of Tane’s touch

The man had serious skills between the sheets

No, she couldn’tinto tenore her proble speed

A wo held captive in an unknown location

A crazy-ass aunt in league with a dee ere no doubt hot on her trail

A child that was soon going to be considered the freaking jackpot for every de to curry favor with the Dark Lord

And a ruthless vampire who she suspected intended to turn her over to the Couard

Yep, it all added up to probleed open by a unifor a step she was headed down the er than she’d first suspected and as bright as day with fluorescent lights running the length of the curved ceiling It was also immaculate A testament to Victor’s control over his servants, even an ocean away

Which meant they’d already been ordered not to let her escape

She gri scent of Tane spiced the air On some level she’d known she would never have time to flee, even with hi as hell

There was the sound of flapping wings as Levet landed at her side, his ugly little face pinched with displeasure

"Worst Airline Ever," he y arhtto induct h Club"

Laylah smiled despite her bad ht"

Levet sniffed "All the more reason to have suitable accommodations when I awoke"

"I warned you to leave hi her flesh prickle with awareness Damned vampire "Of course, Victor did warnaithout him"

Laylah stubbornly refused to turn and watch Tane’s approach

What was the point?

Her body was already giving her a play-by-play

The soft tread of his bare feet against the cement floor The cool wash of his power that filled the air The al in so at her side, his golden skin glowing in the overhead lights, and his face ierous lurch before she was squashing the sensation

The vaeous And of course, there was that whole badboy thing with the er stuck in the waistband of his shorts

Not that he needed either to be a badass

It was chiseled into his DNA

Was it any wonder when he strolled around wearing nothing more than a pair of khaki shorts her hormones were shot into hyperdrive?

Heat washed through her as she aze, but before she couldtoward the back of the hangar, shifting to stand between her and whatever he’d sensed approaching

"What is that stench?" Levet co in sudden surprise "Ah, I should have known The King of I-have-a-bigger-stick-stuck-up-"