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"Let her go, and stand back," Kane coiven back to Willia at her head

All eyes whipped to him

The men frowned Petra cursed

"But Lord Kane, the other Phoenix have fled When they return we can use this girl to threaten them," the shortest exclaio"

The four instantly stepped away from her She popped to her feet, and the rope they’d used fell away, the ends singed

"You always ruin everything!" she screeched with a stomp of her foot

Mine, Disaster purred

Shut it!

"Let’s have this out," Kane said "Me and you Winner gets the girl"

She stilled, studied hiht a female?"

"I’d do worse than that" Hadn’t he proven it already?

She gloated, saying, "Kill then me I’ll rise from the ashes and enslave you"

"Maybe Maybe not"

She paled at the reuaranteed an eternity At soood

"To be honest," he said, "I don’t really want to kill you I want to give you back to your people After all, I was told your king would like tospeak with you"

Fear darkened her eyes, and she backed a step away Kane s with pain and surprise, she collapsed Blood leaked frohs

"However," he said, "I’ll do what I have to do"

"So will I" Cringing, she reached for one of the gaping soldiers The ers touched the ony Kane lost sight of the girl as he patted the one

He hunted for one hourtwosixdeter his every movement He found multiple trails of her blood, but no more than that She remained expertly hidden

His mood was black and stormy by the tis of the crowd, and re Still in his "hideous" clothes, he snuck in through one of the secret passageways and, after clailass of whiskey, camped in a shadowed corner

The ballroom had been decked out The chandeliers dripped with diaon-shaped pillars had been wheeled inside The headsfro sirly suits with lace and bows, and the wooith their hair styled bizarrely, with knots and spikes shaped to look like anile An antelope The ater Ga the wo in for a taste theether, hands roa shoved aside

Kane watched as Synda fluttered froaily The king had left his throne and now "graced" the asseuests as they arrived The queen was perched on a settee in back, ten of her friends sitting at her feet, watching the proceedings with hawk eyes

Williaroup had taken up residence in the corner across fro to inti them, he searched for Tink She had to be here She--

Had just entered the rooht in his throat Her fall of black hair was tied in a simple bun at her nape, yet several tendrils had escaped confineance of her face She was captivating, and

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