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He wanted those ies cut from her mind, even if he had to reach inside and remove them with a blade

Then, he would cut the him for every disaster they’d ever faced Their bo, killing the Hunters and secreting Kane away Day after day of torrins, bloodstained teeth Hands, everywhere Mouths, seeking Tongues, licking

A soundtrack played quietly in the background Moans of pain--his Moans of pleasure--none his own The slap of flesh against flesh The scrape of nails, digging deep A bark of laughter

Terrible scents filled his nose Sulfur Arousal Dirt Old copper Sweat The pungent sting of fear

One brutal es of utter violation Sorrow, huust

He ic sound Desperate to avoid a breakdown, he erected a brick wall around his screaht now Justcan’t He was free at least He couldn’t forget that Rescue had come

No, not a rescue Not at first Warriors had stolen him from the minions, only to tie hiirl had arrived, de he help her with the vilest of tasks

"What have you done to him?" a male voice roared "Why were there Fae soldiers ready to sneak into this room?"

"Wait You’re not with the Fae?" she denized the speaker Sabin, his leader, and the keeper of the demon of Doubt Sabin was a ht that woirl said "I’ Really"

"Lies will only nized Strider, the keeper of the demon of Defeat Like Sabin, Strider wouldn’t hesitate to harm a woman in defense of a friend

Kane should have been comforted by their appearance They were brothers of his heart, the family he needed, and they would protect hi within their power to ensure he healed But he was scabbed, bruised and emotionally naked, and they were noitnesses to his shaht sooner? I knoho you are," the girl gasped out "You’reyou’reyou"

"Yes, and I’m also your dooirl was responsible for Kane’s condition A mistake He tried to sit up, but the muscles in his stoether

"Please don’t take this the wrong way," said the girl, "but that’s got to be the la anyone’s ever said to nificent warrior known throughout all the lands for your strength and cunning I know you can issue a better threat than that"

More than once, the silly things that had come out of that candy-apple mouth had made hi him Noas one of those tiht way to take that?" Sabin snapped "Guard the door," he said to Strider "I’ to tear her fro dibs"

"Does thatto the death?" she asked casually

"Yes," both et started, shall we?"

Kane stiffened

"Is she serious?" Sabin

"No way" Strider

"I airl

A girl who confused Kane in every way

She had tended hiently, tenderly, and yet he had hurt froood hurt, either, to let him knoas alive, but a sharp throb that rode the waves in his veins, reaching hi at hiet away from her as quickly as possible And yet, inside, deeper still, where prirab her, to hold on and never let go, consumed him

She was beautiful, funny and sweet, and he heard one word every time he looked at her Mine

Mine Mine MINE

It was a constant strea His "mine" would never cause him pain And he didn’t want a "o of a relationship, the evil inside hi that had happened to hihtened his hands into dangerous weapons No, he didn’t want a " a circle around her

"You stalling?" she said "Don’t think you can take irl had issued a challenge--intentional or unintentional?--and the warrior’s de in his power to win, and Kane couldn’t blaonizing pain for days