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She jolted out of reach "I believe you can protectit And if you do this, you’ll be hurt They’ll hunt you Forever"

The sharpest edge of his intensity dulled "Being hunted was so to risk, obviously Do me a favor and allow me the saht about this, and thought about this, and I’ve nearly givenso I finally picked a plan and decided to stick with it You’re not going to like it, but honestly? I don’t really care I don’t like you within these walls, and I can’t deal with the deet out of here, and I have to kill hiain"

He was ra her any useful infored for her, latching onto her before she could get away, and draping her over his shoulder A favorite position of his At the s She kicked and hit at hi a beat "Every woman I co me"

"I’ll never stop!"

"That’s probably wise" He took her through secret passages he shouldn’t have known about, up several flights of stairs, and into the daylight "Why are you still wearing gloves? You know you can control your ability now"

"Because

"Listen to ht the scent of freshly cut grass and flowers, and the sound ofto a quiet Shock bo out He alking through the crowd of wedding guests How could hethe courage such an act requiredthe utter stupidity!

"I told you I’d"That’s not going to change But I want this one"

What! MarryJosephina? Despite their discord? No, that couldn’t be right

"There’s tays this can go down You’ll either gain a connection to e--or I’ll kill you here and now Pick"

Yes Her Butbut

I won’t let hi behind the sputtering king, snarled "You can’t--"

"Go with option two," a et to put ood use"

She turned her head and watched as Williaazebo where the royal faroom All five warriors were armed for war Swords peeked over their shoulders Guns were sheathed at their waists And there were nized from the picture books the scribes had co The Lords of the Underworld were here The frightful males were loaded with even more weapons than William and his crew There was the scarred Lucien, the dark Reyes, the scary Sabin and the irreverent Strider

Her heart sped into a faster rhythm "Hi," she called, and waved at Lucien "I can’t believe this is happening I’ve dreamed of this day all my life"

His scarred features were pale, and there were bruises under his eyes He looked as if he’d been without sleep for several centuries "Your wedding?" he asked her

"No, I’ to ht, cal married"

"Kane--"

He continued "I didn’t want help, but I realized I needed it There was no other way But don’t you ever trust the Rainbow Rejects They’re only aiding me now so they’ll have an easier shot at you later"

"Willia? You’re to beanother male by my pet naone "We’ve heard enough out of you"

The queen’s mouth floundered open and closed, but she never made another sound

Leopold stepped forward, but Red reached out and grabbed hi him backward In the next blink, a blade was poised at the prince’s ha in pain, a bead of blood leaking to the fluffy collar of his dress shirt He tried to speak, but the weapon prevented any sound fro up behind Kane, her wedding dress not quite fastened She had to hold up the beautiful Fae lace with her hands And her veil was askew, about to fall out of her pale curls

"Shut it, wo William "If I have to listen to one more bit of cruel, inane chatter froue I swear I will"

Synda stopped, just stopped No one had ever rejected her before--well, not for long Bewilderment and hurt danced in her eyes, and Josephina al Kane had just put the girl in her place

Red bloouests, throwing people out of their chairs

The king blustered, saying, "This isn’t the way of things, Lord Kane We should--"

"Pick," Kane shouted "I didn’t ask for coaze on Tiberius The king switched his attention between Kane and his friends

"Very well," he finally gritted

"Good choice" Kane placed Josephina on her feet and glared down at her

"Should I curtsy to your friends?" she asked to hide her nervousness "I feel like I should curtsy"

He leaned in until they were nose-to-nose "You’ll accept this Whatever you feel about me, whatever you believe about ht now"