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Clearly thinking it had to be a trap, the tiny witch backed her way out of the door, never taking her gaze off the massive Aztec warrior

Roke watched her wary departure with gritted teeth, telling hio The more space between theood intentions shattered With ahis fleeing prey just as she was turning the corner

"Sally"

Co halt, the witch turned to send hiave rabbing her wrist to study the delicate tattoo with a brooding gaze Mate "There’s nowhere in the world you could go where I wouldn’t find you"

It took a minute for her to realize that their connection meant he would always knohere she was Hell, he would knohat she was feeling, and if he truly concentrated, he would knohat she was doing

The blush faded to a sickly white, her eyes velvet dark "Then what do you want?"

Want? His fangs lengthened What he wanted was to yank her into his ars deep into her throat His body wasn’t conflicted It accepted this woe in all the benefits of a ree with the oversized ing after her

"Is this spell dangerous?"

"It can be if I redients or when I cast the actual spell" She frowned, clearly baffled by his question "But you don’t have to worry, I’ll create a protective circle before I begin You won’t be in any danger"

He took a step forward, standing close enough to be drenched in her peach-scented warmth "And you?"

She licked her dry lips "I don’t understand"

"It’s simple Will you be at risk?"

"The caster is always at risk Why?"

His thu pulse as his gaze rested on her damp lips

Ohhell

He was in trouble

Ass-deep, never-be-the-saain trouble

"For better or worse you’re my mate," he rasped

"So" Her eyes widened in sudden horror "Oh Do va happens to theirsense of loss

"No, but I’ll wish I was dead"

Chapter 20

Outside the dragon lair

Nefri ignored Santiago’s bristling annoyance as she stepped toward the small feave a sniff, waving her hand toward the scowling vaoyle "I’m not allowed to say in front of them"

"Ah" Nefri wisely hid her smile as she pointed toward the small copse of trees "Perhaps we can step over here?"

Santiago led sound "Nefri, we don’t have time for this"

Yannah widened her black eyes, the heavy pressure of her er from the Commission," she announced "Everyone has ti Levet tossed his hands in the air "There You see? How is a man supposed to live with such a bossy creature?"

Nefri sent a warning glance toward Santiago, who had a sudden glint of a a word," he said, an exaggerated expression of innocence on his handso back to the feether theyuntil they were far enough away to avoid being overheard by even a vampire

"Why must men be so difficult?" Yannah abruptly burst out

"I have coenetic defect of males," Nefri consoled her companion "That would explain why their nuave a slow nod "That makes sense"