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Jaelyn growled low in her throat "Bring it on"

Laylah lifted her brows Odd But then, asn’t odd about the entire encounter?

As if to add to the confusion, Sergei took a wary step forward

"Dao"

Ariyal’s expression hardened, his eyes re trained on the female who blocked his path

"Stand aside," he commanded

Jaelyn folded her arms over her chest "No"

"Jaelyn," Tane warned softly, pointing a warning finger toward thebeneath his breath

Laylah grasped Tane’s aric in the air

"Tane, please," she pleaded "We can’t let him escape"

Her mate lifted his sword, his beautiful face set in lethal lines

"He won’t"

Ariyal sidestepped toward Sergei, his arm held out as he clenched and unclenched his hand Laylah braced herself, assu a spell Which just proved it was true about the whole "assu

Instead, a slender ash bow appeared in his hand, complete with a wooden arrow that she would bet her last nickel would be ically replaced the moment it was shot

Hell of a trick

And one he ift to use to his advantage

With one smooth motion the bastard had his weapon pointed at Tane

"Stay back," he warned, his gaze narrowing as Laylah stepped in front of her mate

A wooden arroould hurt like a bitch, but it wouldn’t be fatal At least not to her

"Laylah, be careful," Tanewith ree, but let’s not provoke hilance over her shoulder, aze

"If he takes the babies through a portal we’ll never catch hi anywhere," Tane assured her

"Arrogant leech," Ariyal mocked and Laylah turned back in tie

Her heart ca halt, but before he could create a portal there was a blast of icy power and Jaelyn was slah Tane had obviously been expecting the attack, Laylah was caught off guard Unfortunate since the dae chose that moment to launch a spell in their direction

A screarasped her ar the full brunt of the spell

She cursed, her knees round Swiftly she scraht of Tane flying through the air to land with a bone-rattling force against the side of the tunnel

Muttering her opinion of vampires who always had to play the hero, Laylah stuainst the wall

Distantly she are of Jaelyn battling with the Sylvere toward escape, but Laylah couldn’t concentrate on anything but her wounded ht her hand that she was ski it to his lips

"Nothing that won’t heal," he assured her, his voice thick with pain

She gave a twist of her hand, pressing her inner wrist against his lips

"Drink," she co "No time, my sweet" "What do you …"

Her words caht the scent of herbs Not Ariyal, but another Sylverun froht a sudden end to their battle as they too caught the scent of the approaching intruder

Lifting the gun, she pointed it at the tall, copper-haired Sylver that Tane had loaded it with silver bullets

"Tearloch," Ariyal growled, the shock in his voice genuine "I thought you left"

The fey ei’s neck, pressing a dagger to the s of the past," the Sylveraze locked on Ariyal "We were led astray by those who lost the faith, but we have paid our debt and it is not too late to return to the fold Come with me, brother and ill free our kin"

Laylah’s brows snapped together

Tearloch sounded like a bad actor out of a B-rated h to dis silver eyes and a savage expression on his slender face