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Kahli groaned and rolled onto her side Peeling back her eyelids, she looked around Metal bars surrounded her She was in the cage Again Except this ti around in the back of a truck She was in someone&039;s home Before she could think, Kahli noticed the pain froh it still hurt They ht
"So nice to see you awake," Reginald said, turning toward the cage door He was dressed like the Regent, wearing clothing too beautiful to be real His silk shirt had a ruffle under the chin with ivory buttons that extended to his trim waist Black slacks accentuated his slender frame Coupled with a velvet jacket the saie looked like an aristocrat
Will Her insides twisted as she thought of hiet out of here, and get back to the safe house before it was too late
Kahli tried to sit up The pain that shot through her skull rowled, "What do you want?"
Reggie laughed, "You, of course What do you want?" heher tone "The first time I lost you tooff whatever he was going to say His long, elegant hands slashed through the air, and paused like he cut off the thought with his pointer finger, "But, no matter That&039;s done and you&039;re here now"
Kahli looked around There was another cage across frohtly colored bird It sat on a perch and looked at her through the bars She was in a grand rooes of various sizes, and ornate furniture
Kahli pressed her eyes closed He couldn&039;t have been that senseless, but it appeared he was Looking up at him, she asked, "Is this your house? Tellie&039;s nostrils flared when she insulted him "Why would that be foolish, little pet? Because they think I took you? Because they&039;ll co his hands on his hips, Reggie looked down and shook his head Glancing at her, he stepped toward Kahli, saying, "The King took off after you, and he&039;s going to find a caved in hole and a crushed William They&039;ll assume you were blasted to bits, and in theyou into olden tools that Will used for feedings The sharp end of the golden rod was used to pierce skin since the vas
Kahli took it and arched an eyebrow at him, "Seriously? You expect me to drain myself? Would you like for ie took a deep breath and stared at her with hatred Before she could blink, he hurled the rest of instru her head as they struck her and clattered to the floor of the cage "Nice temper tantrum," the words fell out of her inald darted to the cage, swung open the door, and grabbed Kahli by the throat, yanking her out Kahli kicked, but the flailing stopped when Kahli realized that Reggie was going to snap her neck or crush her throat The elegant hands held her too tightly She couldn&039;t breathe Kahli&039;s fingers clawed into Reggie&039;s wrists, trying to wrench free, but she couldn&039;t Kahli&039;s legs dangled, pulling her toward the ground, as the va for air, she hung there, suffocating Her throat ached as her lungs burned, de that she breathe, but Kahli couldn&039;t
Leaning close to her face, Reggie hissed, "Never forget your place You are nothing, less And, unlike the Queen, I do not care how pretty you are If you fail to give ret it one eye at a time, one lip at a ti?"
Kahli&039;s eyes ide at his threat She tried to nod, but couldn&039;t A strangled sound caie tossed Kahli back into the cage and sla her in As soon as his hand withdrew, Kahli sucked in air and fell onto her back The cage door slaain When she looked up, Reginald was handing her a tool, the one that would pierce her skin Kahli needed uy rip her apart while she figured out what to do He seemed as crazy as his sister Why did Will think she&039;d be safe with hiht crossed her mind Kahli took the tool as asked, "If I don&039;t do this, you&039;re going to rip out ed, "You&039;re so crass" He looked her over, before sneering in disgust, histo the bet with his sister "I would have won that bet with the Queen, by the way Williaie rolled his eyes, sighing deeply, as if it was i, "But yes, I&039;ll wound you one eye at a ti ahen you can&039;t see"
Kahli rolled the tool between her thuht I&039;d be safe with you" It was a statement Kahli said it to see what he&039;d say, but she didn&039;t get "
Kahli stared at Reggie when she lifted the golden tool to her neck Pressing the sharp point gently, she felt the fah skin Kahli pulled it away slowly, careful not to spill the drop, when she felt the side of her neck grow hot and wet Lifting her hand, Kahli started to offer the drop to Reggie, but her hand lingered half outstretched She asked, "What do you have on hiie snapped The vamp was always irritated It was like a chronic case of PMS that never ended "Will&039;s probably dead, and if by so will fix that when they find him"
"Won&039;t they just follow us back here?" Kahli asked, looking at the bright red drop on top of the needle
Reggie stared at the drop as he answered, salivating, "We saw to it that they had nothing to track Now, give that toto askanswers that she couldn&039;t get Instead of pressing, she handed the vaingerly, gazing greedily with his narrow black eyes
An idea forht be worth it Maybe There wasn&039;t much ti another option, she quickly offered, "I won&039;t fight back I&039;ll give you as much blood as you want, when you want, if you&039;ll answer ie pressed the drop of blood to his tongue and closed his eyes When he sed, a serene expression passed over his face The only trace that the blood was hard to consu of his adaain Potent blood was like trying to s kerosene Even so, Reggie&039;s expression lingered until he opened his eyes Looking at Kahli, he said, "I think not You&039;ll do what I want, when I want, or I start re the golden rod between his fingers, Reggie smirked at Kahli, curious, "What could you possibly want to know about Will that&039;s worth such an offer?"
Kahli felt like he wouldn&039;t tell her anything, but she had to try She&039;d sed enough of Will&039;s blood to knoas alive His pain was shooting through her body like she was the one trapped beneath the rubble "What is he to you?"