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But it was a different warrior altogether who finally ca and ith broaves and skin the color of sun-kissed golden sand Arresting sky-blue eyes scrutinized her froedly handso and i as the Breed race of a jungle cat as he approached His voice was rich and deep and cultured "I am Jehan"
"Nice to meet you," she replied, her manners on automatic pilot
"Co Iwounds outside of the Breed, but I can get you medicine for your pain There are ointments I can prepare to make the contusions heal faster"
Melena shook her head "Thank you, but no" Co the attack, and the lingering exhaustion from what she suspected had been hypothermia back in the cave, her assortment of cuts and bruises were ahis glyph-covered muscled arms over his chest "You’ve endured quite an ordeal You’re certain there is nothing you need?"
Melena gave a vague shrug She wasn’t certain of anything at the moment Part of her wanted to bolt for the door and find the fastest way out of this nightmare, back home to Maryland Another part of her just wanted to crawl under the covers of the bed and screaenuine concern in his low voice "And I ah she ell-versed in es, she couldn’t quite place his unusual accent His name was old French, if she wasn’t mistaken, but the formal way he carried himself and the way he spoke had her curious "Where are you from, Jehan?"
"All around," he answered cryptically "But it’s Morocco you hear in my voice My father’s homeland"
That explained it He had the kind of voice that rance of incense and woodsh?"
"Born and raised in Paris," he confir at the corners "She and ht her back with him to our tribe’s Darkhaven in his country"
"Your tribe?"
Jehan’s dark brows quirked "A relic of a ter aze "My father’s Breed line is very old Its roots go deep into Moroccan soil Burrowed in almost as stubbornly as the old enuinely curious
Jehan inclined his head, alret, his eldest son’s feet refused to stay put Despite the shackle of obligation he’s tried to affix to theain and the blond warrior ca off Jehan for a second before fixing on Melena "I see Prince Jehan is already trying to dazzle you with his long, boring pedigree"