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When they didn’t iave the In ten more seconds, either you’re on your way home or we’ll teach you some manners Your choice"

Duketo any bitch stupid enough to spread her legs for the likes of you"

Chapter 14

Sasha flinched as if the bastard had actually slapped her She shot a look at Lareuard had found out or if Lares considered, he didn’t bla; but damn, she should at least know him better than that He pushed the pain deep down inside to deal with later He had farwith the fact that Duke was dead The guardhis last few breaths In the next few seconds, he would be nothing but a bloodstain soaking into cheap carpet His two friends, too, if they got in the way

Larerabbed Sasha by the arm and shoved her back toward Lonzo "Get her out of here She doesn’t need to see this," he ordered, knowing he could depend on his roommate to un aiht not be back to full strength, but that wouldn’t interfere with his aiht cause

"Lareood sense to wait until Lare his sword pommel first across the floor Lareuards He risked a quick peek back to see how Lonzo o of Sasha: the Paladin held her back with one ar at her, she renewed her struggles to break free "Lonzo, let go of me! What are you three up to noon’t have it, whatever it is"

"Sasha, go with Lonzo, please"

He wanted nothingfor her na linked with his "Go I’ll let you rip into me all you want later, I pro off hison Do you think he and the other Regents will be happy when they find out what you’ve done? Hell, most of them know the Paladins are barely a step up froht our job description should be zookeepers instead of guards"

It was definitely tiet her the hell out of here"

Lareed Sasha around the corner and out of sight Despite the difference in her size and Lonzo’s, she was putting up a good fight If he wasn’t mistaken, his friend would have a nice collection of bruises on his shins from where she’d tried to kick herself free His wo warrior’s spirit

When the sounds faded, he picked up Lonzo’s sword and held it out to Duke po panic, evidently only now realizing the trouble he’d stirred up may have turned lethal

He stared at the blade Larem held out as if it were a snake "What’s that for?"

"That’s so when I explain your death to Devlin Bane, I can tell hiave you a chance to defend yourself"

When Duke made no effort to accept the weapon, Larem knelt down and slid it across the floor anyway A huainst a Kalith warrior at the best of times, but they both knew Duke stood no chance at all if he didn’t at least pick up the sword

God, what had he gotten himself into? "You wouldn’t kill an unar away, clearly thinking he rong about that Any second now they’d break and run for cover He didn’t blaht he had a chance of getting away But even if his friends forgot that Larem still had another friend with him, the Paladin stood ready to remind theoing?" Hunter Fitzsimon’s words dripped with the brutal chill of death "You started this, but we’ll decide when it’s finished"

God, Duke never o so far Yeah, he resented the Kaliths strolling around like they owned the place, playing sword ga thee a swordsht to the death

He bent down to pick up the sword, hating the way the blade shook in his hand Even more, he hated the cold amusement in the freak’s pale eyes when he saw the shi steel

"I will convey your apologies to Ms Willis" The Kalith bastard ran his finger along the curved edge of his sword "I know you regret what you said to her, but unfortunately you won’t be in a position to tell her yourself"

Duke flexed his fingers on the sword, trying to adjust his grip on the unfaiveness, and prayed for a quick and ht now, he would likely drag this out until Duke choked on his own blood and begged the freak bastard for release

Larem switched his sword to his left hand "There, Duke, to even things up I’ll fight without "Oooh, nice touch, Larelanced back at his two friends Oh, yeah, he was all alone in this Even if they’d been interested in offering hi hand, Fitzsimon stood ready to stop them dead in their tracks Literally

Okay, Duke could die fighting or he could just die A weird sense of calm settled over him "You’ll bleed, too, Other"

"So be it"