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She wanted to get to know theeous sation awaited hiainst her own sense of logic or self-preservation, Melena also wanted to stay long enough to understand what had inspired Trygg’s terrifying animosity tooh time in this life to unravel all of his torhts? Would he even allow her that, if by some miracle they did haveain

She wanted to be the one to save him this time

"Come on," Sav said "You really shouldn’t be down here in the operations compound Lazaro will have our balls if--"

The warrior’s words cut short as a gust of cold, dark air seemed to blow in from the far end of the corridor He was there Melena waited to hear Lazaro growl his fury at theback in the Order’s do his tea He just stared at her in silence, his sapphire gaze trained on her alone

Intense Penetrating Focused on her with searingly sensual regard

She tre reseh no one and nothing else existed but the two of the herself at hi into his arms

But Melena held back And now she noticed that there was so different in the relaxed state of his glyphs, in his schooled expression

"You were gone for a long time," she h not with the jubilation she felt just aas the realization began to dawn on her "You’ve fed You went out to find a blood Host A woman?"

He didn’t deny it

Da impassively as she slowed to a stop in front of his on his arms under his rolled-back sleeves were calm, satiated "Did you fk her too, Lazaro?"

Behind her, Melena heard Jehan quietly clear his throat There was brief movement in the corridor at her back, followed by the polite closing of a door as the tarriors made a hasty exit

"Did you?" she repeated, now that it was just she and Lazaro in the passageway

He swore, roundly, fiercely under his breath "Don’t be ridiculous"