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Now I felt like an idiot I hadn’t even considered the possibility that the task I’d set hiht take more than a few hours I’d summoned him and bound him to this sphere with lunar potency When day cas would unravel and he’d be drawn back to his own sphere Moreover, since being drawn back like that wasn’t a proper dismissal, it was supposedly quite painful for the demon

I had only one problem I’d never had any need to adjust anchors and had absolutely zero clue how to do it--and I highly doubted that he was going to teach me for free I cleared my throat "Honored one, I do not know this skill I will be in your debt if you would teach h that I had to fight the urge to hanghis wings, or at least as far as he could spread them in the width of the hallway He folded his heavily muscled arms across his chest "I accept your adotiate the ter a crick in it fro up at hith"--his gaze flicked to Ryan and then back to me--"in private, before you dismiss me back toabout Ryan? Or did he just not want Ryan hearing whatever it was he had to tellinmy best not to sho ain at Ryan I thought the derowl, since the expression on his face was certainly h, but he did neither He snorted, nostrils flaring, then unfolded his arms and returned his attention to me I saw Ryan roll his eyes and flip the de that would have o, but now I had too haway the companionable ease I’d felt with Ryan, but I knew I couldn’t put all that on Kehlirik Rhyzkahl had seeded doubts already with his insinuations that I didn’t know all there was to know about Ryan Kehlirik had ht all of that out into the open with his obvious antipathy And why the fuck would any of the demons knoho Ryan is anyway?

"Abide closely, then," the des, "and I will show you how to re-anchor"

The lesson was a quick one, though it still leftIt wasn’t a difficult procedure, but it was oddly corasp of it and carefully walked h the procedure

I stepped back when I finished and looked at the revised bindings Nohen the night turned to day and the potencies shifted from lunar to solar, the anchors would re-for piece of work, and I thought I could see soe and didn’t have the energy to delve too deeply into it

But another thought occurred tothe lesson If it had beenat an isolated event, since the demon would have been drawn back to its own sphere at sunrise I despised the thought that I could be at fault, but it was better than thinking that there was soave an approving nod "You grasp the concepts quickly Very well, I will remain here and work"

"I’ll secure the house and close all the curtains and stuff," I said "If anyone comes to the house … just stay away froured this time it was the demon version of No shit, Sherlock "I will place an aversion on the door after you depart," he said instead "And I should be able to sense anyone approaching in sufficient tiht-foot-tall des and horns and a tail would hide himself was beyond me, but I decided it was best not to worry about it I quickly went through the house and locked all the doors and s, ave Kehlirik quick instructions on how to use the phone in the kitchen in case he needed to contact hted, and I could see he was restraining hiht, I’ll check on you during the day, then," I said The de the wards I jerked e I half-expected hied to control hied e door and were in the truck

"About what?"

"That deetting an invite to my next Super Bowl party"

I shook my head and started the truck "And people say I’ainst Rhyzkahl’s chest, the weight of his arm around me a comfort The sun pierced the broad canopy of the tree we sat beneath, casting a shifting lace of light across us I could feel the warmth of his breath on the top ofthe exquisite peace of the moment I didn’t want to respond to him, and besides, it didn’t feel like a question

But he straightened, ignoring my little whine of protest as he pulled his arm away from me, and stood I scowled up at him "I was comfortable"

"Comfort is a trap," he responded

I stood and brushed leaves from my dress It was a lovely creation of dark-blue brocaded silk, with a scattering of jewels sewn onto a plunging bodice I felt as if it was a favorite, though there was a faint part of me that knew I’d never seen it before "Of course I’ essence"

"And I would be pleased to give you such aid as to ease your worry"

I gave hi You’re a demon"

"Not all prices are onerous" As if to prove his point, hemy mouth in a kiss His hands braceleted my wrists over my head as his lips shifted fro as heat flushed through ive, dear one," he htening very slightly when I tried to shift his hold His teeth grazed h me "I can show you what you are truly capable of"

"Yes," I whispered "Showin his eyes, then abruptly released ," he said, which h in the sky He frowned "This will not be coet easier"