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"I’m Skye"

"Do you have a last nae to warrant two nalancing at Tighe and Paenther as they took their seats "Saaze moved between the tomen, clearly reluctant to be drawn into this discussion

Delaney’s none-too-subtle jab of her elbow to his arrunt from the warrior and a stiff reply "Most Therians take two na the huhe "Then why does your driver’s license say you’re John Tighe?"

Tighe lifted a brow "You’ve been in rinned at hi around every chance I get"

Tighe hooked his arm around her neck and pulled her close for a quick kiss to her te to have to put up with this for eternity?" His voice was low, the look in his eyes full of such love that Paenther lost the last of his doubts about why his friend had taken the wohe had clearly found his match

"We’ve all taken John as a first na other aliases"

Delaney rolled her eyes "It’s a good thing I’ way too much" She turned to Skye "So, you’re really a witch?"

"I’es are often called witches" Her mouth turned rueful "Few of us have hooked noses arts on the ends, though"

The touch of wry humor in her voice surprised him

Delaney’s eyes lit "So you don’t fly around on a broo smile twitched at the corners of Skye’sI wish I could fly"

"Me, too What about that" Delaney lifted her finger to the end of her nose and wiggled it

The senuine, that erupted from Skye’s throat almost seemed to startle her as ht in Skye’s eyes entranced hiirl The way Sas appear and disappear with the click of her fingers or a wiggle of her nose Even Tabitha could do it!"

"Oh my God, did you ever see the episode where Tabitha"

As the s rooaze as the tomen talked about a television show he’d never seen, nor had ever cared to Tighe was looking decidedly unhappy with the enthusias the conversation with the witch His friend’s wary gaze turned back to Skye and stayed, like a erous beast

As much as he hated that Skye had to endure the constant distrust, he couldn’t bla themselves to for an eternity None of the other current Ferals ever had except those chosen as the mates of the Radiants Lyon for Kara and Wulfe for the now-deceased Beatrice While Lyon seeh those pairings were supposed to be as perfect as any pairings ever he

Paenther shook his head, watching the play of possessiveness, unable to fatho to forsake all others for eternity But as his gaze turned back to Skye, to the fragile pleasure lighting her face as she talked about the old television show, he couldalmostunderstand Every now and then, a wo

Her eyes positively danced as she leaned forward, deeply engrossed in her discussion with Delaney, a self-deprecating s her lips

"I used to co a real witch and not being able to do any of those cool things"

Delaney watched her intently, her ss? Then what can you do?" Her gaze rounded on Tighe "There has to be a reason everyone’s so afraid of you"

The delight slowly drained froreith could do little htwicks" Her hand lifted and twirled in the air "Floating candles, basically And increasing the yield of the garden or healing ht or the ability to read another’s er to the Therians except for the ability to enchant and capture the erous trick since the victi the captor wishes But not all Mage possess that ability I never have"

Paenther stilled "You captured aze with a lift of her brow, a decidedly iaze, color began to stain her cheeks "But it took considerably more than a touch"

The memory of just how she’d captured hi all over again

"I hadn’t heard this part," Tighe said, his voice a low ru between you, I take it sheuhopened youryou first?"

"She hid her Mage eyes, if that’s what you’re asking"

"It’s not like you to get distracted by a female"

Paenther knew that all too well And yetAs Skye looked up at hiazes ht knot in his chest "I hadn’t met this female," he said softly

The soft s to reach for her, to stroke her face and bury his nose into the curve of her neck, irowled low "Did you ever consider that she’s enchanted you?"

"Of course she’s enchanted hi snarled fro with ht!"

Paenther turned, slowly, er in the other Feral’s eyes It had been aroo to steal her away before she’d had a chance to eat She deserved better than that

"What in the hell is she doing here?" Lyon stood in the doorway, Kara at his side

Paenther groaned, then rose to greet his chief But Lyon didn’t move forward Instead, he pushed Kara behind hi her

Paenther’s jaw clenched "She needs to eat"

"She’s not even tied"

"I thought the Shaic," Delaney said evenly

"We have no way of knowing if it was effective"

Jag snarled "I can tell you right now, Chief, it wasn’t She’s fucking with

Chaos erupted as the sleek jaguar ’s chair The chair crashed backward as the animal twisted and leaped to the floor