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Too many Obviously

And Josephina had al to have to erect a wall of ice against hientle--if ever she’d weakened enough to succumb to a male’s charm She’d expected a hesitant exploration, cool, a little tame, and yet there’d been unbearable heat, necessary heat, and her every pulse point had turned into a wild dru

Kane had owned her mouth, had staked a claim and demanded a response, and she had been unable to deny hi to hold back He’d tasted of whiskey she hadn’t seen him drink, and he’d intoxicated her His handsin her hairon her armsher waisthe’d caressed and he’d squeezed and he’d left a white-hot trail of need in his wake

For the first ti to look forward to, so worth the hardships she faced But then he’d pulled away, as if she had disgusted hiust had nothing to do with her assuaged her But it also made her want to cry What he’d endured in hell had left him scarred, and he needed to s his body was feeling, but he didn’t want to move more sloith her So, fine Whatever The other to her shoulders, Josephina kept pace beside hiaze "The Fae can pretend they’re better than you, but that’s all they’re doing Pretending There’s no one better than you"

He didn’t wait for her response, but shoved his way inside the building

Reeling, she followed after hilish touh, English had screith the essence of his h he didn’t want her? So

"Maybe you should forget the fight and we should go so only her undergar fro to pu and clapping

At least the rest of the patrons had cleared out, leaving no other witnesses to the princess’s behavior Still Josephina would be penalized for this Lewd acts aed, often rewarded, but this was a common bar and these men wereshe wasn’t sure what they were

The blonde--the one Kane wasn’t supposed to date--sat in the back corner, eating grapes, unconcerned by the chaos around her

Josephina disliked her i calm

All four males looked over at hirinned wider

Silence reigneduntil Synda spotted hihed "Is the fun over?" she asked with a pout

The grinning warrior stalked forward He had dark hair and the electric blue eyes of the Fae, though he clearly wasn’t Fae The power huest she’d ever encountered One touch, and she suspected the y would cause her body to combust

"Candy Kane," Willia "I like it"

"And there’s Ivanna B," Willia to clasp hers and perhaps bring it to his lips for a kiss

What did that name even mean?

Before she could reach out, Kane batted the " The fierce warning in his tone echoed froloves," she said "I wouldn’t have hurt him"

"It’s not him I’m worried about"

Her?

"You’ll share your soon-to-be bride, but not her servant," the other ood-naturedly "That’s not weird at all" To the others, he called, "Clear a space The battle is about to begin"

The ainst the walls, leaving a circular clearing Synda was escorted to the grape-eating fe Kane, the man with pale hair cracked his knuckles The bald one leaned his head left, right, aligning his spine The dark-haired one withdreo hooked blades

Treown

Willia, "First rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: you don’t talk about Teach Kane a Lesson Second rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: you don’t talk about Teach Kane a Lesson Third rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: if so Fourth rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: there are no rules Got it?"

Kane cleared his throat, gaining William’s attention "Is it okay to kill them, or would you rather they survive?"

The man tilted his head to the side, as if he were actually pondering the question

"Alive," finally ca wouldn’t be a terrible thing"

Uhhello, confusion Whose side was he on?

The males were confused, too, and hurtled curses at Willia to Kane, "I love them and I hate them They’re a joy and a pain I can’t ever decide if I want to hug theht now, they’re in need of an attitude adjustment, and I think you’re the man for the job"