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"Sally" Roke began

"I have to do this," the stubborn witch interrupted him before he could even state his case

He scowled "Why?"

She lifted her hands in seething frustration "Because there’s a creature out there who claiod of vampires and is convinced that his survival depends onaround for hiood offense is truly the best defense, Roke," Styx said in tones that were clearly intended to be soothing

Roke, however, was in no mood to be soothed He was mad as hell at a fate that would force hiod’s sake) and then once his most possessive instincts were fully committed, threaten to take her away

"And if it was Darcy?" he accused him

Styx rolled his eyes "By now you should know that ularity"

Roke couldn’t argue The tiny pure-blooded Were was as irrationally stubborn and uncontrollable as Sally

As if to rub salt in a very tender wound, Sally narrowed her eyes, the scent of peaches filling the air "This is my decision, no one else’s"

"Dalare He’d been so sly certain he would be able to choose a submissive, easily trainable mate ould always understand that the duties of his clan caerous twist, soh his blood "What are you going to do?" he roughly deap in the wall, her hand stroking at the edges of the hole, as if testing the invisible spell

"Sorcery is si her face as if she could hide her uncertainty behind the satin curtain of autumn hair "But the spells aren’t connected to a specific incantation or brew or sacrifice"

"It’s connected to you," he said in flat tones

"Yes"

He took a step forward, his hands still clenched "Which means?"

"That I should be able to peel back the layers of ic like an onion"

"Should be able to?"

She turned to lare "What do you want h sorcery before" She gave a restless lift of her shoulder "To be honest, I didn’t even believe it truly existed" Sally then proceeded to tell Roke and Styx the rest of what had occurred in the warehouse before they had broken in as Santiago had asked her to

"God alht his teeth threatened to shatter "You’re going to be the death ofher expression hardened, her hands landing on her hips "No That’s one thing I won’t be," she informed him "I need everyone to leave before I start--"

He was standing in front of her, wrapping his fingers around her upper aret it"

"Don’t be so stubborn, Roke," sheshe wasn’t unnerved by his inhuman speed "If the book could hurt the spirit, then there’s a good chance it can hurt all vao looked unharmed before he disappeared," he reo hadcompanion

At least not without this female

Her lips thinned in annoyance "I can’t concentrate with you breathing down ht as well give it up," Styx drawled as he nize that expression You’d have better luck arguing with that brick wall"

Her lips parted to continue the quarrel, then catching the deterh "Fine," she grudgingly conceded "But don’t bitch at o to hell"

His hand lifted to tuck her hair behind her ear, his touch gentle "Then we’ll go there together"

Beyond the Veil

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