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I sed hard "Oh"

"Yes On the scaffold, he dared God to send hi"

"I take it God declined?" I said

"No" Stefan arched one eyebrow "The Lord accepted his offer Hell declined to honor it Since then, Cooper has been Outcast"

Okay, see what I et your head around the circumstances of their existence And no, for the record, I had no idea why Stefan was nuet himself cast out by heaven and hell alike, I hadn’t the faintest idea

Thankfully, I was spared the need for further speculation, not to houls and a released satyr, by Lurine’s arrival

I’d assumed that for the sake of discretion, she would wait outside in her Town Car while we brought the satyr to her--although exactly how that was to be acco Lurine sauntered into the nightclub, pausing to survey the aftery and its shell-shocked participants She’d pulled out all the stops, wearing a shiny black latex dress that clung to her curves, stretching and undulating with every nificently tacky that it wasn’t And it was offset by a classic chignon, oversize sunglasses, and crimson lipstick

There was a collective indrawn breath as Lurine sashayed across the floor, followed by a uess, Lurine Hollister was a huge icon in the gay co her sunglasses to peer over them at the satyr "Ooh, he’s quite the specihtclub, indicating the audience "Are you sure you want to do this? I ave me an affectionate look "Oh, don’t worry, they’ll think half of what they saw and did tonight was a hallucination Including htly as she considered irl?" She shed

Okay, see, here’s the thing I would trust Lurine with my life, but she is a predator, and seduction is heris just a way of keeping her hunting instincts honed Which I wouldn’t mind, except I actually do find Lurine in her true form incredibly hot, which she knows I like to think of my tastes as pretty conventional, but thanks to e, there’s a perverse streak in there that crops up in unexpected ways

"My lady Hollister," Stefan interjected, his voice tense, "it would be best for all involved if you do not dally here"

They exchanged glances Fraught, fraught glances Stefan’s pupils zoolittered Lurine pursed her cri control, aren’t you? That could be interesting"

He looked involuntarily in my direction; and yep, definitely close His irises were an icy rim around his pupils and there was a faint sheen of sweat on his ghoul-pale brow When I’d let Stefan drain ency situation, he’d been in perfect control and I’d felt a deep well of stillness within him This was the flip side of the coin, a profound, avid, and coer

And it was directed at me and my beribboned-and-bowed box of desire

"Orway to protective prag horin spread across the satyr’s face Placing his hands on his hips, he nodded enthusiastically, giving his pelvis a little thrust for e up the world’s ht about it, he did look like so on Greek pottery in h school

Another, ers tightened on dauda-dagr’s hilt as I glanced around the club where the stunned orgiasts were just beginning to retrieve their scattered clothing "What happens when the circle’s broken? Is it going to start all over again?"

"No, honey," she said corip on hiorously, his shaggy pointed beard bobbing

With the expertise of an Indy 500 race-car driver inor hiet you ho the truth Nothing happened as she led the satyr out of the nightclub He trotted happily behind her, his horse-tail switching with anticipation

I followed the to be okay?"

"Of course" Lurine shot lasses into place with her free hand "I can absorb a lot of vitality, cupcake Just get those godda And stay out of trouble for a few days, will you?" She glanced down at her throbbing door prize "I’ratefully "Thanks, Lurine"

She blew me a kiss "Go home and take a cold shower"

I watched Lurine lead the satyr into the parking lot, where her unflappable driver stood waiting to open the door to the Town Car They disappeared into its depths I couldn’t help but think about it, at least a little bit Lurine would wait to get hi pool, wrapping hi, rainbow-hued serpent coils <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>