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I shivered--a reaction that was a weirdand desire "And suck me dry information-wise"

"Well, yes, that is a luscious side benefit" He grinned "You cannot deny that our tiether was mutually satisfactory"

I snorted Side benefit,had been a side benefit, then it was the sex And yeah, it had been great, but the truth of thein the

"And you were so damn sure of your prowess in bed that you had to place a spell onflickered in his eyes Soerous It was a quick re this man, I didn’t really know him

"Let’s not kid ourselves, Risa" His voice was as soft as his expression was dark "It was not just the spell that kept you co back, but your own insatiable desire And we both know if I were to touch you now, you would begyou’d feel is Amaya’s steel" I paused, then added soht, you’ve already had a close encounter of the ugly kind with her"

He laughed It was a short and sharp sound, but held little of the anger and frustration I could sense within him "Yes I wasn’t aware that deht or action when the bearer was out of it To discover the sharp end of a sword literally sticking out of your cunt was so of a surprise"

Thank you, thank you, thank you, I said silently to my sword

Kill hiht But until I knehether he was at all involved with Ilianna’s disappearance, my hands were still as tied as my feet

"So you kidnapped me just to fuck me?"

"Oh, I didn’t intend to just fuck you, my dear" A decidedly dark in the green depths

"Then what the hell did you intend?"

"What I intended," he drawled, "was to seed you with my child"

Chapter 12

For a one absolutely bonkers in the brief tih to knoas law that all olves--even those of us ere half-breeds--had to be chipped at puberty to prevent conception The government still seemed to think--despite centuries of evidence to the contrary--that just because we fucked like rabbits, we’d breed like them, too

"Well, you wouldn’t have had much luck with that," I bit back "Even without Amaya’s well-placed intervention, I’m chipped If you took it out, it would still take several cycles for e "Yes, but you are no longer what you were You have been remade by the Raziq"

My stoe of fear show "Meaning what?"

"That you are fully fertile, for one thing" His gaze slid down h ly as I ever had My horht in frustration, needed to be bitch slapped "It is such a shame your sword intervened, but in truth, I a"

A stateain But aswas the fact that he’d intended to breed Aedh felt that i to an end Of course, thanks to an Aedh’s long life span, that end could be , more’s the pity

"I’d love to say I’m sorry to have disappointed you, but I’un down and release et what you want froe--"

"Oh," he cut in, his expression altogether too confident for ain that sick, fearful feeling began to rise up ainst Amaya’s hilt, but I didn’t draw her free from my flesh and throw her at the bastard’s heart But I wanted to Oh, hoanted to

"What do you er co with e on all those who haveof dread ramped up several notches My throat was so restricted, I could barely even say, "How?"

But I knew

And he knew I knew That was very evident by the aht eyes "Ilianna"

My reaction was instant Without thought In one smooth move ed at him But he was even faster than h ers before it hit Amaya’s hilt and ricocheted into the nearby wall Pain and blood surged, but all I felt was anger My anger, Aer, and the utter need to just rid the world of the ht well have destroyed h abovefor blood

Just for a moment, surprise flitted across his features; then he retreated froun