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No She wasn’t

Ancreta had tortured him for the joy of it for months Skye had never hurt hi his fists into the stone of her cage That was the problem In all the time she’d had him at her mercy, she’d never once caused him an ounce of pain Even after he attacked her

If the witch in here with hi her just as she’d hurt hilee

But Skye wasn’t Ancreta He hated her for her lies, forabused so he’d fuck her He despised the way she’d led the anihter Most of all, he hated the way she’dthis need in him to protect her

But as far as he re to cause hi her in return? Even her fear was ainst his will, but he couldn’t pretend there was any si that ritual, he’d been furious But she hadn’t hurt hih hiht him only pleasure

That wouldn’t be the case if he forced himself on her Not unless she et and ready Goddess, he could do that He wanted to do that, to stroke her and touch her until she rithing with need beneath his hand

That he could force on her A need she didn’t want

Retribution

But he couldn’t shake the thought of her on that stone, chained as he’d been For whose pleasure? Birik’s?

Fury burned through hiainst her

Shit

For all he knew, every thought in his head was being manipulated by her deft enchantlance, locking the barred door behind hiic And the only way to do that ith a good sexual release Evangeline’s waroddess, the only one he wanted was the very one who’d enchanted him in the first place

Skye

As Paenther cliers curled around the coldinto his opposite wrist Dark fury twined with the rage that was as ic that allowed hihly by these damned shackles as he’d been chained to that rock

His fingers dug into his flesh, trying to claw beneath the s off! The witch clais to hi hirab Vhyper before he couldn’t find hiain Vhyper’s soul was still in his body, Paenther was sure of it Trapped by the evil that had already stolen too et him out of that cavern and free of the dark control

Paenther strode into the foyer to find Evangeline waiting for hier in her eyes She’d dressed for him, her ripe curves well displayed by the low-cut red dress that hugged her body and left her long, shapely legs bare Her dark hair tumbled loose around her shoulders just the way he liked it

"Where’s Genovia?" he asked

"Jag’s already taken her upstairs" She held out her hand to hi her mouth

He made no move to take her hand For the first time in decades that s inside him

Skye’s fault Ironically, the only way to eliminate the web of enchanteline anyway And he would Da?" He walked past her into the living rooilded as the rest of the house, and grabbed the bottle of scotch fro it back in a single s

"I want you," the woainst the doorframe, her arms crossed beneath her aaze flicking down to his crotch and his decided lack of erection "But you don’t want me today What’s happened, Paenther?" There was no rancor in her tone No hurt

Theirs was a relationship built on sex and nothing more On physical pleasure and needs met He liked and respected her and was always careful to bring her as ether ended at the bedroom door

"I’ve been enthralled I’eline nodded "Which is why Lyon called ain "Coic Then when you’re interested again, I’ll pleasure you a second ti the rush of heat that should have accoly absent Still, she was right The sooner he got the witch’sher, he led her upstairs to his bedroom, his own private sanctuary The previous Radiant, Beatrice, had insisted on sharing her love of art with all the Ferals Paintings of Indians on horseback covered two of his walls But the large, rough-hewn furniture and collections of now-antique guns and arrowheads were all his

He closed the door and watched the wo but a pair of tiny lace panties and a bra, which left little to the ieline was soft and curvy, and sexy as hell At least, he’d always thought so But as he i his ith the wo His body refused to rise

He gave a snort of disgust

Evangeline frowned "She really has you under her spell, doesn’t she?"

With a growl, he closed the distance between theainst his chest as his hands covered her full, ripe breasts Too ripe His hands itched to cup a pair of seline eased out of his arms "Close your eyes, Paenther Maybe that will help Close your eyes and think of her"

"Evie"

"Do whatever it takes to get aroused, warrior We have to clear you of her ested, closing his eyes The moment he did, Skye’s face rose in his mind as he’d first seen her The exciteazine and caught his gaze He thought of the way she’d looked as he’d driven himself into her in the woods, her head thrown back in ecstasy

His body rose and heated at the thought He felt soft hands on his crotch, unzipping his pants, taking his heavy shaft into a warh his body