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A slow sular face, "Infatuated with the boy, are we?"

"No," Kahli retorted, brows pinching together like she was disgusted "I just want to knohy everyone seems to own a piece of him"

"Everyone?"

"Yeah You, the Queen, the King None of you appear to get along, and yet, he seems loyal to all three of you How could that be?"

Reginald sat back on a dated couch It was the color of rust with tufted velvet and creae around the skirt It looked too dense, like it would be really hard and uncomfortable to sit on He spread his arms over the back of the sofa and looked at her for a e to you, but it&039;s not Will&039;s previous owner owed too ifted him to my sister He feeds , I have no idea what relationship they had, if any The King keeps to hiood as dead now, anyway My sister was on the warpath last night A very pleasant ht in front of me Her blood nearly splattered on my shoes" He soundedat the palace Continuing, he glanced up at Kahli, "No doubt, Sophie painted the entire palace black with vaie&039;s eyes drifted down and lingered on her neck, before returning to her face, "Nice patch job, by the way I assume Will fed you vamp blood to heal that wound so fast? I can taste it, a little bit You&039;re not pure any her to wine, and chuckled quietly like he was exceptionally funny

As he spoke, Kahli&039;s heart constricted Will was conored Reggie&039;s last remark, "Will&039;s a slave?"

"That&039;s what the runes say," he s it hurt her to hear those words

Kahli shook her head and looked down Will, she thought hoping he could hear her, but there was nothing No reply The bond was too weak and she wasn&039;t his "He&039;s a slave, as long as he has the runes? He has to have a master?"

"Once a slave, always a slave, but you really needn&039;t pity hiood life" He watched her, knowing that saying his naood as dead would rattle her "I would have thought he was dead by now, but you know he&039;s alive, don&039;t you?" Kahli&039;s eyes ree She didn&039;t want hiie would know for certain As she lifted her face, he said, "Did he claih anyway, and then it will be as it was before"

"The King will find me," Kahli blurted out "He drank fro for me"

"Let hiie said it with utter confidence, like he knehat he signed up for He couldn&039;t have been

Kahli shook her head, "No, you won&039;t Don&039;t you get it? You and your sister were played The King isn&039;t weak He ripped open ot them He drank from me You and your sister can tolerate a drop of my blood, but he sed an entire iven a choice between the two of you, I&039;d rather be with you"

Reggie&039;s arms fell to his sides as he leaned forward His black eyes locked onto hers, drinking in her words Finally, he said, "That can&039;t be" Shock lined his face He didn&039;t blink as he looked at her, and considered whether or not she was telling the truth Kahli could see it in his eyes

"You better believe it He drank fro isn&039;t what you think He won&039;t go quietly into the night He started this and he&039;ll end it by taking me away from you" Kahli rose as she spoke andtheency, "You can&039;t let hi&039;s not a threat, because he is Do soie leaned forith a frown on his face, his eyes drifting fro do?" he asked, lifting his gaze to hers "Did he co it "Yes," she said softly, averting her gaze She could feel it, the King&039;s thrall, the way his voice snaked inside herher body move and her mind weaken to his will

"And he knew your true na her head, Kahli replied, "No, he didn&039;t need it"

"This is bad," Reggie said, fretting Getting to his feet, he started pacing and stopped talking It was then that Kahli leaned back, knowing that she just set so in motion She just didn&039;t knohat