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"Stop talking and fight, damn you," Paris co hirip on the sword and even when it dipped into the oil, it didn’t lose a single fla, as the hu dummy?" Bianka didn’t wait for Paris’s reply but launched herself at him Rather than scratch hiain "He wasn’t going to hurt you"

Paris took the beating without retaliating

That saved his life

Lysander grabbed the Harpy around the waist and hefted her into the hard line of his body Soaked as they both were, he had a difficult ti for the demon-possessed warrior, but she didn’t try to pull away

"I’ll teach you to defy rowled

Paris rolled his eyes

"Send him away," Lysander commanded

"Not until after I--"

He splayed his fingers, spanning much of her waist He both rejoiced and cursed that he couldn’t feel the texture of Bianka’s skin through the oil "I want to be alone with you"

"You--what?"

"Alone With you"

With no hesitation, she said, "Go ho to rescue me That’s the only reason you’re still alive Oh, and don’t forget to tellLord disappeared

Lysander released her, and she spun around to face hi

"So you want to be alone with ue over his teeth "Was that fun for you?"

"Yes"

And she wasn’t ashae "Return the cloud to rin slowly faded "I thought you wanted to be alone with me"

"I do So that we can conclude our business"

Disappointer and relief played over her features One step, two, she closed the distance between the you the cloud That would be stupid"

"You have my word that once you return it to me, I will take you home I know you hear the truth in ed a little "So we really would be rid of each other That’s great, then"

Did she still not believe him? Or…No, surely not "Do you want to stay here?"

"Of course not!" She sucked her bottom lip into her mouth, and her eyes closed for aher features "Maze locked on him Determination replaced all the other e that tastes even better"

So did he Her A treth of his spine "Do not do this, Bianka You will fail" He hoped

"One kiss," she beseeched, "and the cloud is yours"

His eyes narrowed Hot, so hot "You cannot be trusted to keep your word"

"That’s true But I want out of this hellhole, so I’ll keep it this tiround But that was hard to do while his heart was pounding like a haainst a nail "If you wanted out, you would not insist on being kissed"

Her gaze narrowed, as well "It’s not like I’iven retted the question i the conversation rather than putting an end to it

Her chin lifted "It’s a goodbye kiss, o home and kiss Paris hello That’ll beParis! Lysander had his tongue sliding into her mouth before he could convince hi her closer to him--so close their chests rubbed each ti

"Out of the oil," she murmured "Clean"