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It had been sheer panic that had released her secret ic Certainly she hadn’t deliberately tried to enchant this va to be swayed by her ry that he’d replaced the fairy She’d had high hopes of swaying Lysander into setting her free

But the fear of being trapped here while Gaius, and whatever strange creature was controlling hi for her, had tipped her over soe

She wouldn’t becoain

Now, she was not only trapped in a cell, but Roke was going to be furious when he came around

And worse, she’d revealed that she was more than just a huood cleansing

Ale of lashes lifted to reveal the astonishing eyes that were evencontrast

"What the" His angry words cut off as he caught sight of Sally bending over hi from confused fury to blind adoration "Sally?"

Oh lord

Was it possible?

Had she actually ht she had succeeded was al failed

"How do you feel?" she cautiously inquired

"Good" A slow smile curved his lips "No"

She tried to s past the lump in her throat Even consumed by fear, she was nearly blinded by his stark h cheekbones and chiseled lips The wide brow and proud nose The dark hair that held the sheen of silk in the overhead light

He looked too perfect to be real

At last realizing that she was gawking at him like an idiot, she forced herself to clear her throat "No, you don’t feel good?" shehis hands lifted to fraer "Come here, my little witch"

Before she could react, Sally found herself being tugged doard Instinctively her lips parted to protest, but the words were lost as Roke clai possession

Holy shit

As their lipshit with lightning, she fuzzily acknowledged, forgetting to breathe as the shocking pleasure sizzled through her

His tongue traced the line of her lower lip, his fingers plunging into her hair as he angled her head to the side

"Roke," she s to scrape along the slender curve of her neck

"I’ve wanted to taste you frorowled, his lips tor out of control "This skinas fine as ivory And your scent of peaches" His fingers tightened in her hair "It’s driving hed in approval Or ht her in its web

In this moment, she didn’t care She was completely lost in the blissful sensations How had she ever called thissparks of heat that threatened to consuainst her flesh that jerked her back to her senses

"Ohainst his chest "No biting"

"Why not?" he asked softly, his tongue running a path up her throat "I hunger to taste you"

Tantalizing pleasure swept through her "M free of his hypnotizing touch, sitting back on her heels as she pressed a hand to her throat "I"

"You?"

"I need th," she said, od’s sake, she was supposed to be escaping froer for theher captive

Roke folded his hands beneath his head, regarding her with a sinful smile "I like the sound of that"

She licked her lips, which still tingled froth so we can escape"

"Escape?" He slowly sat upright, running a hungry glance down her body "The only place we’re going is to my private rooms The faster the better"

He reached for her, but this ti to her feet, she retreated until her back hit the far wall