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"So, what, then? I pay ?"

He chuckled slightly "I want you to agree to come with ive me or any vampire I choose a taste of your blood ish it I promise you, if you do that, we’ll never take so much as to make you ill or weak Scarcity is half the value, you know You’ll have all the trappings of wealth My tribe will serve you as ardently as they serve e it clear what he meant by that "But if you wish to keep matters on a professional basis, you may have whatever coue A menace to his own kind That won’t do at all"

"Why is it so i to take reeable, also, and I like things to be agreeable and easy Despite what Balthazaras I get ht "Besides, there’s a particular sweetness in bending someone’s will that mere force cannot possess The deaths of the More fa Charity intobliss"

"Is that supposed to be your sales pitch?" Already she could begin to feel sohostly shirave’s touch had started to fade "There’s nothing I wantwith you, no matter what"

"You say that before I describe the alternative" Redgrave’s hands went to her hands around his neck and seized the Meant to hurt He pushed her back--dance over--but kept her in his powerful grip "You will coainst your will As I’ve said, I’d prefer it if you chose this path Andyou captive But if I have to build you a cage, girl--I will"

"Let o," Skye said Finally her body returned to her, and she jerked back as hard as she could, but it wasn’t enough to break his hold "I’ll never do it"

"I could do so much for you, Skye Why don’t you choose a man who really wants you? Who knohat he is and doesn’t run away fro, but not enough to distract Skye from what she had to do

"I would never choose you" With that, she kneed Redgrave between the legs as hard as she could

Sorave still held on to her, but she had the satisfaction of seeing his face contort in pain as he half doubled over As he swore, Skye kept trying to tug herself free of hied to tow them a few steps closer to the door before he recovered hio ofon so? I’e tonight, nothing at all This is rave’s expression betrayed his smoothly handsome face; at last she could see theto be like in the cage"

Skye jerked back again--just in ti bodily away from her, into the wall

Balthazar stood there--in from the side hallway, silent as a cat, so that she hadn’t heard hiain it hit her just how enorrave, reaching into his pocket and revealing a stake Was he keeping that on him at all tirave rose, atteht in his eyes was more inhuman than ever "Why so furious? I only ca her"

Sorave began backing away, but he said, "It’s too late, Balthazar The others are coer for a taste And on’t they do to get it?"

"You sound like a drug dealer," Skye snapped

Balthazar’s eyes widened "Oh, my God That’s it You don’t want her blood for yourself at all; you want others to do your bidding in order to get it"

Redgrave grinned "I expected you to catch on before now, Balthazar You’ve always been clever--clever enough, at least How you went on and on about Skye’s blood as a drug, without ever realizing the possibilities I realized them as soon as Lorenzo let me drink fro … anything, if it ain"

It was too ether "You--you said scarcity was half the value That’s why you’d only bleed et, so the others will have to corave said "Think of the potential, Balthazar It’s been more than a century since we last had a prince Don’t you think we’re overdue?"

Balthazar backed closer to Skye, his ar to shield her from even the idea of this "You want to start the old wars over again Claim absolute power for yourself"