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"And if she does, hoill the others here resist it? How long do we have before she begins to?"

Were the lads following Chloe with their gazes? They'd ended the ga cones, positioning balls, being overly solicitous

Will's Instinct had been cautioning him for days -Other males, near your unmarked mate-

Ben could barely control his beast in the best of conditions Add a succubus's chemicals to the mix

Munro pressed on "We have to think of the lads, of the entire pack Your beast will kill any who try to bed her You must take her from the cohts"

At length, Will said, "Verra well I'll ready to leave Go back to the witches Ask for a talisht funds They spoke of a sio? It must be hidden fro look, Will said, "Oh, no, no! I will no' take her there"

"She's still target number one," Munro said "If we have to borrow a place, others will know of it Information like that spreads like wildfire Yet no one knows of Conall any longer The Woods were cleared It's a forgotten land"

Will hadn't been back there since the late Middle Ages, but he knew the i, would forever The ashes of their ancestors had been baked into the bricks, warding off time-as well as any enemies

"The Woods were no' coh Will, Munro, and their men had burned all other structures-the Cerunno nests, the centaur halls-Will had ordered Ruelle's cottage untouched He still recalled Munro's questioning glance and his own explanation: he needed it to remeet?"

Apparently so Because Will was considering feeding one of Ruelle's kind

Munro said, "I had the keep ain"

"Why did I no' know about that?"

He shrugged "It's no' exactly your favorite subject There's a caretaker looking after it I'll have hi for you"

"If I take Chloe there, I'd be consigningallows ave hined"

Consigned Which was another way of saying, I have no choice So this was a done deal, then? He was to claim Chloe

Some traitorous part of him quickened at the idea Words left his lips: "I'll do it"

"I'll take care of the bracelet and transportation directly Give me an hour You'd best let Chloe know she's soon to leave No' that she'll need s"

A subtle jab at Will-who hadn't provided her with jewels, luxuries, or even additional clothes, as ato ask from the witches A second hex for that bracelet"

When Will told him, Munro cast him a look that was disappointed-but not at all surprised

Chapter Twenty-Nine

MacRieve strode directly through Chloe's obstacle course, ignoring Ronan's drill "Pack your "

Chloe waved the kid on "You need to clear that in under a lare, then continued his practice

"Leaving? Letanywhere with Head Case "I' to have to say no to that plan, crypt keeper What else you got?"

He scowled at her new nicknae all she wanted, but that wouldn't change how physically attractive he was Even if she hated him, she could admire his looks He stood so tall, still drool-worthy Still obviously a douche

After a figurative ass-kicking, Chloe was usually pretty good at picking herself up and dusting off her pants But then, she'd never been quite as crushed as with him-so why did she still feel that connection to hih he smelled like whiskey, she could detect that addictive masculine scent of his With her sto a coer Her claws sprouted She hid theet away from him and nosh another round of food

"We depart in an hour for Scotland"

One of the few European countries she'd never played in As much as she'd wanted to leave before, now she was suspicious "No can do, MacRieve You see, I'm currently employed as the clan AD-"

"AD?"

"Athletic director Some of us actually have a job to do Besides, ould I ever go anywhere with you?"

"Because your shortsighted plan to eat like a normal person dinna work out I know you threw up"

She swiped her ar too hard That's nothing definitive I'aze over her face and eye, then scowled Ronan had told her it was bruising Andher So enerate like this"

She gazed away, then back "I'll continue to get worse?" Until what? She died?

A curt nod "You need to feed Resign yourself to this fact"

Every time he used the word feed, her mind was cast back to their last encounter-when her claws had sunk into his lean hips as she'd sed hiined

Her claere now aching to pierce his skin Her nipples hardened under her shirt, until even two sports bras couldn't conceal the taut points

"Gods, woone hoarse "Others will soon enough"

How ee Need an apple And a shower And perhaps an orgasm of her own, to release so food tamps that down"

He shook his head "It's only aAnd if I doona take you soht to mate you"

"If I say no to theht to rape you"

"EveryRonan dribbling around cones Ben was practicing punting Presently he could kick the ball about two miles With her help, he could achieve three

MacRieve followed her gaze "Ben would be first in line" His harsh voice drew her attention She noted his fists were clenched "Probably after killing his little brother for the pleasure"