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Murdoch fell upon her, pressing her into the wall as he sank his fangs deeper into the sweet flesh of her neck The cold pained him, so badly he nearly released her, but soon blood wet his ainst her, the pleasure was so intense

Finally, she&039;s in my arms At last, I can hold her, taste her

Couldn&039;t believe he was doing this, needed to pull away I&039;ainst hi back "Oh, God, Daniela!" He stared in horror at her ravaged neck, her tender skin burned

As she backed away from him, her silver eyes welled with tears "How could you, Murdoch?" Her pupils were huge with shock "You vowed tobreaths, he rasped, "Daniela, I don&039;t knohat happened"

"You lost control And you&039;ll do it again"

He wanted to deny it Christ help hts

Her tears spilled, her face paler from blood loss "Now you&039;re the second roeaker, indistinct

He grated in confusion, "The second?"

"I&039; as I live"

Jadian rushed into the lodge then, his watchful gaze taking in the scene "You bit her?" He looked at Murdoch like he was scu h her tears, tugging on his aro"

Go, with that male, away from Murdoch Forever "Don&039;t you leave me!" he bellowed

In answer, she put the back of her hand against herfreely, Daniela turned to the door without a glance back When Murdoch charged after her, Jadian stood in his way Murdoch tensed, about to attack hiave way, her body cruainst him "Queen Daniela?" Then his eyes narrowed "Blood loss"

"Give her to rated with outstretched hands, "or I&039;ll kill you so slowly"

"So you can drain more of her?" Jadian shifted Daniela into one arm; with his other, he hurled a handful of ice at Murdoch

The hit connected with his chest like a freight train, sending Murdoch crashing into a wall His skin began to freeze, trapping him in place

He thrashed to break free, but the ice was too strong "Don&039;t you dare take her! She can&039;t see that this is a trick - "

With Daniela still in his arms, Jadian loomed over Murdoch "There is no trick I&039;ve eliainst her Her sister even told me how to find her, because she wants Daniela to be with her own kind"

"Then where the fuck were you for the last two thousand years?"

Jadian didn&039;t answer the question, just said, "I will leave you alive, but only because that was her will"

"Give her time to wake, so I can talk to her - "

"You believe you can convince her to stay with you? You attacked her Look at her neck Reht This is what you are to her - pain"

"No no"

"I&039; her to where she can be content, vampire Where she will be safe"

"Like her mother?"