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Kane wasn’t sure why Willia sexual with her At least, Kane didn’t think he had

He better not have

Eyes narrowed, William threw the rest of the food into the ashes "Just re, Danika showed up and askedof your life" He dug through his pack and withdrew a small, wrapped canvas

Danika, Reyes’s woman, possessed the ability to see into heaven and hell, past, present and future, and paint the i--that he could prove

About ten yards away, a twig snapped

The Phoenix had decided to close in, he realized

Kane grabbed the canvas fro the whole thing over his back, using it as a shield, and lay flat on his belly Closing one eye, he pressed the other against the night-vision scope on the rifle In an instant, the world around hireen

The Phoenix wasthere She had cli across one of the thicker li to another li to sneak up on hirowl, and Kane frowned

Another mine?

The female looked to be five foot nine and scantily dressed, considering the weather She wore a bralike top and tiny shorts, and there were two daggers tied to her calves, two sheathed in her combat boots

Kane tracked her for a moment, watched as she paused and reached for one of the hilts Never bring a knife to a gun fight, sweetness You’ll lose every tireat shot and knew he’d grazed her thigh before he even heard her shriek of pain He leaped up and started running By the ti for breath, he was there, in her face She was pretty Blonde Bold Though he would have rather bathed in acid, he pressed his ar it even more difficult for her to take in any air, and patted her down to discard all of her weapons

There were uns Three throwing stars Two vials of poison A bag of pills Detachable s of a bomb hidden in the soles of her shoes

He tried not to be i quickly, he bound her wrists with a rope of chain he’d been using as a belt and tied her to the base of the tree Thecontact Already his sto But at least he didn’t experience the pain Tinker Bell caused

A swar Kane’s head Disaster laughed

"Who are you?" he de, swiped only at air "Let ain"

"I had no plans to hurt you," she snarled, her struggles increasing Heat radiated froer Any moment now, she would catch fire with flames as hot as those in hell and melt the metal links "I only want to hurt Josephina Now, I’ll kill you and enslave the girl"

"Josephina?" A sting in his neck He slapped at the wound, and a bee stung hiirl you’re following The Fae"

His rescuer’s name was Josephina Pretty But he liked Tinker Bell better "You want to enslave her, do you?" Was that why the girl had a death wish? She feared what the Phoenix would do to her?

Buzz, buzz

Sting Sting

"Argh!" Again she kicked out Again she missed "I refuse to answer any ret it before I slay you!"

"Did so to makeanother nutrition bar "And do you think she’s talking about the Fae feot in the warrior’s face "When?"

"Just now"

"And you let her go?" he roared

Buzz Sting

"Well, yeah Our chase would have ended, and I’h Or maybe she said to tell you to do what you pro attention to her It’s so hard to tell when you’re not really listening"

Battling an urge to slice the warrior to ribbons, and waste tiritted out, "Don’t let this one escape," and bolted into action

CHAPTER FIVE

JOSEPHINA SPRINTED THROUGH the forest, twigs beating at her, leaves sticking to her She puan to pant, the night air burning her nose and throat In one terrible swoop, all of her enemies had found her--yet none of them wanted to kill her

A Fae army was here, determined to escort her home

The Phoenix was here, determined to enslave her