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"Not a da," he snarled

Styx lifted a brow, but he was sh to keep his opinion to hiain," he said "See if she knows anything about the supposed infection that Gaius is spreading"

Roke was shaking his head before Styx was done "Get someone else She won’t talk toon a distinct chill of irritation "Then make her talk"

"Torture?"

"Oh, for Christ’s sake I don’t torture helpless feeons" Styx shook his head, the tiny turquoise a at the move, beautiful woh his lower body, assuring Roke that he remembered in exquisite detail how to seduce a beautiful wo since he’d felt like indulging in it

Until now

Dangerous

"She’s not a woman, she’s a witch," he muttered

"Christ Fine," Styx snapped in exasperation "I’ll send Spike to--"

"No," Roke interrupted before he could halt the harsh words There was no way Spike was getting anywhere close to Sally The younger vas deep in her throat before she kneas happening And that wasunacceptable Why? That was a question he didn’t intend to answer "I’ll take care of the witch"

Chapter 9

Harpy house in Louisiana

Santiago ith every expectation of finding Nefri in his arether in an earth-shattering explosion of pleasure More than once The sort of pleasure that er in bed and explore one another for hours Days Perhaps centuries

Instead Nefri was not only out of bed, but she’d showered and changed into a pair of clean jeans and a pale blue sweater that she , she was putting off vibes that warned she wasn’t in a hurry to leap back into bed

With a grio headed into the shower, not surprised to discover a pair of jeans and sweatshirt waiting for him on the counter

If Nefri didn’t need him to track down Gaius she would no doubt have escaped while he was sleeping As it was, she was doing everything in her power to ht (or rather early this ) was a mistake

One she didn’t intend to repeat

Not that he was about to be tossed into the pile of Nefri’s bad decisions, he gri beneath the hot water

She’d been with hi their last delectable tango

A shudder raced through his body at the vivid memory of Nefri spread beneath him, her eyes dark with a passion that threatened to drown the shot

Swiftly washing his hair and ski the soap over his body, he exited the shower and dried off Then, taking time to pull on the jeans and black sweatshirt, he braided his hair, and headed out of the bathroom

The bedroom was empty No surprise there But the tidal wave of her power assured hi rooed in the middle of the floor, her eyes closed and her hands folded in her lap as her hair floated on the faint breeze stirred by her powers

At his entrance, her lashes lifted to reveal eyes that were carefully devoid of e to keep his te hiood

"It clearsto her feet

He snorted, not fooled for a second A vampire didn’t use that amount of power to find their inner self

"And you were hoping to contact the Oracles?"

Her eyes narrowed "If only you were as clever as you think you are"

He slowly paced to stand mere inches from her "I’m not only as clever as I think I a"

She stepped back before she could hide her revealing retreat Then, squaring her shoulders, she forced herself to rin "Did you convince Styx to send out his Ravens?"

His gaze lowered to the lush red lips, a ready heat spreading through his body Oh, the havoc those lips could wreak

"Once I assured hi"

"Styx was concerned about Levet?" she asked in bewilderment

"Not Styx Darcy," he corrected her "Likepest stayed absent"