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I should have killed those hellhounds when I had the chance

Kane tossed and turned on the lumpy motel bed He needed to relax, and concentrate He planned to suh their link, and force her to project her ie into his mind They would talk She would tell him where she was

He forced himself to close his eyes Lucien had refused to leave his side, and was now resting comfortably on the other bed, Anya draped across his body "I’ off

Lucien hadn’t wanted to spend the night without her Actually, Lucien couldn’t function a few hours without her It was disgusting It was e

That’s what I feel with Tink

Disaster chuckled Too bad you’ll never see her again

The fiend was in the best h Kane had hoped to provide zero nourishly prepared another feast--and was still serving seconds The darkness of his e strength and contentedness, no matter what happened around him

"Tink," Kane inwardly shouted "Tink, I need you Need you so much" Even when she’d been ticked at hi him

There was no response

Time for another tactic "Tinker Bell Josephina Wife! You have five seconds to appear or the next time I see you I will put you over my knee"

Still no response

"One Two I’m serious, I mean it Three Four Last chance to save yourself fro rolled in, surrounding his bed Then Tink was standing over him "You will not put me over your knee, youyoucaveman!"

Every cell in his body cried out in relief It had worked "Are you okay?" he demanded "Have the warriors hurt you?" There were no bruises on her skin, and the clothes Malcolle tear

If Lucien and Anya heard hiuys have actually been kind of nice, doing their best to romance me so that I’ll decide to live with the here, make them my brother husbands" She looked Kane over, and what remained of the ambivalence left her in a snap "What about you? You said you neededYou’re not at my side And what do you ht away?" he demanded, but he already knew the answer He was still in the doghouse

Chin tre tears, she said, "I’s"

"I know, Tinky Dink I do But I miss you I want you with me for all the days of my life I’m not complete without you Let me come for you"

JOSEPHINA PEERED AT Kane, his sords echoing in her ive him for the kiss, didn’t she? She had to torch the bitterness trying so diligently to grow roots deep in her heart, or she’d be trapped in this state for the rest of her life He’d done what he’d done out of desperation and a desire to protect her He’d proain, and she believed hiht between theiven hih a doorway they’d soh her heart had sped into a wild beat of excitee to respond to him For a little while, at least

She justshe hadn’t wanted hiain Unlike the Fae, he prized strength in a female So, she’d wanted to prove herself worthy and free herself, surprising him

She would be all, Ta da! Here I am Look at what I did all by ain think to kiss another woman just to protect her

But, at this rate, Josephina et free

So, she had a few choices to make Either she believed Kane would want her, no ave him completely, and stayed with him, or held on to her hurt and bitterness and remained alone She couldn’t have both If she couldn’t trust hiive, but stayed with him anyway, she would continue to lash out at him, and she knew very hat such cruel treatment could do to a person

"Kane," she said

He looked away froht she meant to reject him, she realized "Project to me"

He knehat sheat her with hope

Her chest constricted as she wrapped her arlad you called me"

He buried his face in the hollow of her neck "You are?"