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There was a pause, as if the va more than to disappear, then he heard her low curses "The Sylvermyst escaped," she at last confessed "Daaze ruefully watching Laylah pull on a pair of jeans and stretchy T-shirt before looping the disguise aoing to pay for interrupting his ed on his shorts, he strapped the stolen sword to his back and tucked two daggers into his waistband Then, tugging Laylah into his arms, he kissed her with a fierce promise of pleasures delayed

She returned his kiss before pushing hiuised frustration

"Later," she said softly

Hehimself that the sooner they’d destroyed Marika and her happy band of misfits, the sooner he could have Laylah all to himself

What better motivation?

"What happened?" he demanded as Jaelyn stepped into the roo her favorite shotgun

Her expression hardened "That’s still under investigation"

Tane’s brows snapped together Was she evading his question?

"Did you let hi with fury "Stupid questions pissa speed only an ancient vaer pressed beneath her chin, his expression gris who have to constantly prove how tough they are pissnot to be stupid enough to provoke a vaer, badder, and older than herself

"I’ritted

Tane narrowed his eyes "You’re barely out of the nursery and if you think …"

"Yeah, yeah," Laylah abruptly interrupted,to stand at his side "You’re both super scary" She turned her attention to Jaelyn "How did he escape?"

Soht have been e vaer and gathering her coht hi" Laylah frowned "A portal?"

"It shouldn’t be possible," Jaelyn muttered "The cell was lined with lead"

Tane shrugged "We don’t knohat ic the Sylvermyst possess Especially Ariyal"

Jaelyn’s eyes flashed with blue fire "He won’t get far"

Tane lifted his brows It was a Hunter’s cardinal rule to reer or hatred or attraction, would only cloud their considerable skills

The Sylverotten under her skin

"It doesn’t e has been done," he said

Laylah sent hie?"

"He knohere we are"

She shivered "Whichto tell my aunt"

Tane wasn’t nearly so certain, but noasn’t the time to discuss his suspicions of the Sylver

"That’s certainly a risk," he said

Jaelyn stepped back, her shotgun resting against her shoulder

"I’ll do my best to keep them off your trail"

Tane dipped his head "We’re in your debt"

"Don’t worry, I have every intention of collecting"

With a taunting sed down the hall, swiftly disappearing from view

Tane shook his head How did so e?

At his side, Laylah heaved a sigh "Now that is a wolanced at her in shock "You can’t be envious"

"I am," she said, her lips twisted in a wistful smile "I’ve depended on others to protect me my entire life"

He framed her face in his hands "There are times e all depend on others That’s why there are clans and families and packs" His thumb brushed the sensuous curve of her lower lip "And mates"

"But…"

"Laylah, you not only survived despite being hunted from the day you were born, but you’ve protected the world froeddon" He studied her beautiful face, wondering how she couldn’t realize just how astonishing she truly was "Not bad"

Her lips twitched into a rueful smile "I suppose when you put it that way"

He leaned down to whisper in her ear "Of course, I wouldn’tyou in that spandex"

"H jolts of white-hot desire directly to his cock "Only if you’re very, very good"