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"Laylah, you asked why the Oracleher hand to press it to the strange mark on his chest "To punish you" "No It was to bind ods

Laylah shook her head in horrified disbelief For such a proud, independent vampire it must have been torture to be forcibly bound to another

"Why would they do such a thing?" she breathed

He didn’t look horrified In fact, there was so in his eyes

"It doesn’t matter, I was already in your power"

She narrowed her gaze in suspicion She’d been a fool in London to think her h to control a vampire

"I don’t believe you were ever in my supposed power"

With a shift of his hips hebetween them with a wicked smile

"I have becoic and everything to do with pure feh her body at the feel of his thick erection pressing against her inner thigh Oh, it was so close to perfect All she needed was a wiggle or two and she could have him settled exactly where he needed to be

"Your slave, huh?" she husked

"It’s the truth,to nibble at the corner of her mouth Her ar down his back Pleasure hu the hard ement beneath her touch "With or without spells you’re a part of me," he said, his voice thick with a fierce intensity

She pulled back to study his soaze

"What are you saying?"

"You’re already the mate of my soul I want to make it official"

Laylah’s mind shut down at the sa around her ribs like a pinball

"Mate?"

His lips twisted "Are you shocked or horrified?" "I’m stunned," she readily admitted He frowned, as if puzzled by her reaction to his little stunner

"Did you actually think I would chase after you for days, defy the Co you hidden, and riskbetter to do?"

"But, I’

Jinn rels didn’t mate

End of story

Or at least it should be

Tane, however, seemed to be out of the loop as he flashed a serous intent

"I hate to disappoint you, ure that out all by myself"

"I’m an outcast"

"And I’m not?"

She made a sound of impatience "I’m unstable"

"You’re a female" His smile widened "It’s expected"

"Jerk" She curled a fist and hit his back with enough force to runt Dammit Was he completely insane? Or was his fascination with her a part of his guilt-coal for a vae "You won’t think it’s so funny if I accidentally strike you with a bolt of lightning or collapse your lair into a pile of rubble"

He captured her lips in a kiss that blazed through her, searing away her self-righteous i her toes curl in the process

"So long as you are next to ainst her lips

She gave a tug on his mohawk "You must know this is crazy"

"Be"Say yes" She should say no

Had she forgotten the horrible accidents over the years? For God’s sake, she’d killed more than one demon when her powers had slipped her control

Of course, it had only been in self-defense, a voice whispered in the back of her mind And none of the demons were anywhere near as indestructible as a vampire

And …

And she loved hiht an end to her inner dialogue "Yes," she said

He groaned, pressing his forehead to hers "Thank God"