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"Hey, you tasn’t expecting to see you when you’re due on the stage so soon"

"We need to borrow soan explained

Joseph nodded "Morwenna is inside She’ll set you up Hey, she’ll set you up good And if you get a chance,caan proot the perfect outfit for you, Finn Bought it for ot soo" He opened the door to the shop, calling for Sara to coreeted both Megan and Finn, but stared at Finn Hard She tried to smile, and looked a little sick--as if she didn’t want to be anywhere near hiht

She stepped back, aluess we need to hurry," Joseph said

They followed hi out of the way of the door

Megan didn’t seeive Finn just a cape, he really had an entire outfit Sleek black pants, ruffled black shirt with ablack velvet cloak When he was dressed and ca rooan’s raised brow and pursed smile assured hieous In the studliest way possible, of course," Morwenna assured hier--probably a visitor, since she wasn’t dressed in black--gave out a little histle and set down the incense burner she had been studying

"That’s it, for sure," Morwenna said

"I don’t like to take so why he wanted to protest the outfit

"It’s perfect, and he doesn’t care in the least," Morwenna said "If he did, he wouldn’t have offered Now, Megan… as to you… hed and followed her, leaving Finn standing by the changing roo the custo swept over hi watched

Sara had co," she e animosity created a static in the air between the to look the part"

She took a nuan in his ears His heartbeat, he thought The closer she ca Harder, faster He felt it pulse through his lih his extre, as if she dared him, as if there were some confidence within her that allowed her to taunt hi that she could whip out a 38 Special at anycontinued It created a whirl of thoughts in his mind

Pounce

Break her neck

But first…

Grab her, threaten her, touch her She wore her customary black, but not in any conservative style

Her black silk shirt was unbuttoned way down, so far down that her bare breasts were nearly fully visible She moved with a sway of her hips that was purposely provocative He narrowed his eyes, realizing, dimly, beneath the sound that roared in his ears, that she was coible, but she was co on to hie into his groin

And his feelings of violence… andHe was ready to reach out, draw her against hirade her, touch her with every depravity known to ers around her throat

And she ca, full of so hied pain He gritted his teeth, willing himself to ed to keep hi out, but he couldn’t force his feet to action, to step around her A warning sounded froive in to lust, violence, and insanity She wanted to scream then, and have everyone in the store see him for the monster that he was, beneath

"Finn, what do you think?" Morwenna called, with a note of pure pride and pleasure in her voice

He felt as if he literally ripped his eyes fro ceased, instantly