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"Take it I have the fire for war onof writing in the Doomsday Diary?"

"Yes I know that’s risky, but" She bit her lip in indecision "Hopefully soon"

He crossed his arms over hisand watch my brother die when I have the power to save him I’ll have to hope it doesn’t kill us both in the process," Sabelle answered with a shrug "If we find that Mathias can’t track the diary through usage, then I’ll regret not trying it Beyond that, I know the diary’s rules Whatever I write cannot be too big for ic, and it must be my heart’s deepest desire"

"You’re powerful The way you uphold your brother, he’s clearly your heart’s priority You should have no proble shouldn’t bother her It did

"Family is important to me," she defended

He raised a black brow at her "Indeed"

"You cannotmy brother"

"Of course not" He slanted a look of hot challenge "I’m just puzzled that you seem not to have room in your heart for another"

"I do," she protested hotly

"Then your refusal to answer my Call is specific to me How many Calls have you received, Sabelle? Howthat she enjoyed toying izards? "None I would never purposefully--" She shook her head "First you cast me in the role of stupid blond siren Now the heartless bitch I can’t iine why you Called to me, if you think so little of ardless"

His words ell-ai tothat didn’t stop the gibes froh her, radiating a hot, debilitating agony

"I tried to stop you"

"Renouncetoto sleep We have to be up in a few hours"

"Won’t you sleep better with this off your chest?"

He was pushing her again, for some reason she couldn’t understand His words said to reject hireen and full of desire … Renouncing hiht"

Before he could reply to that, she made her way into the second bedroom, where Bram lay still as death The cloud of black snature flickered, faded Sabelle bit her lip to hold in tears She was too tired to spendTend to business Get sleep Start again toer, don’t think, don’t feel

If she elected to take a chance and write in the diary tomorrow, she clearly needed to wish for his physical health first If she could bring back his robust nature, perhaps she could eventually conquer the ical black smoke

If you do, what are its side effects?

She’d worry about that later

Dragging his covers over him, Sabelle kissed Bram’s forehead, then smoothed his hair from his forehead He needed a shower She needed a phone to resuy would help hih to recover Besides, Bray from his mate Without this Ehting tears again--and angry because she hated theh theat Ice If she did, he’d only engage her They’d talk Fight She didn’t have anyopen the door to her rooain, the little bedside la the bed On top laid the quilt, neatly spread and tucked in So in her heart twisted Even when she refused to answer his Call, he put her needs first

Sto across the floor, she yanked the door open, ready to challenge him Before she could say a word, he beat her to it

"Not a word, princess And don’t lie to o to sleep"

"You’re bossy"

"I’her, and she knew it Damn man But it worked She sla to er

All she really wanted was to open the door and call his bluff, invite him into the bed to share the blanket She more than suspected where that would lead … and then neither of them would need the damn quilt

CHAPTER FIVE

SABELLE GRIPPED THE STEERING wheel of their stolen vehicle as the sun rose over the hills around Moned fro into the cold fireplace His ument

"We cannot simply make a mad dash to your home and hide," she pointed out "Swansea takes us a hundred kilometers west, away from Duke and the rest of the Doomsday Brethren"

"No one will find you under my roof No one," Ice vowed, stone-faced It sent a shiver through her "If the Anarki can’t find you, they can’t hurt you They can’t find the book or your brother either It’s safer"

From the perspective of an overprotective mate, yes Newly mated wizards were often irrational She hadn’t spoken the Binding to hi to her, Ice had declared hily Sabelle found it both annoying and touching

"It’s isolated" She shook her head "We have to find the others and warn the Council members Thomas MacKinnett lives in Ludlow, not terribly far from here It’s closer to the other warriors We can warn MacKinnett and, through hi, Ice’s expression turned more remote "I worry far less about the Council than you, princess"

His surly words softened her, da his Call and all the ways it would destroy her life if she accepted, she ached, down to her very bones She wasn’t in theehty-four years I don’t suddenly need you to do it for me"

Ice froze over evensun "Have you decided that I a; he’d taken it wrong "I meant only that I’m not helpless"