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"When I’m merely curious, I don’t squeeze anyone’s hand into a pulp"

Josh cursed and loosened his grip "Did I hurt you?"

"I’her than that But why are you so curious?"

"Ancientto fk around with"

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Josh rubbed the back of his neck, thethe uess We going to go, or what?"

She glanced at her watch "I suppose we should check into our hotel"

"Yeah But here’s the thing" He stepped into her, so close she took a step back, but heafter you I can protect you We share a roo except Byzamoth And maybe other des better," he said, and the husky, wicked tone told her he was thinking of the orgasiven her "You need me"

From somewhere deep inside, she felt like she wanted to protest, but he was right And the way he was looking at her, his gaze heated and hypnotic, seduced everything that et a suite, and you can have the couch," she h she knew he’d end up in her bed

His cocky srace to not say anything Instead, he dipped his head She thought he was going to kiss her, but he didn’t Not on the mouth No, he tipped her chin back with his hand and opened his ht in the place he’d bitten her in her drea weak His teeth scraped her skin and for a crazy ht he truly would bite her, like this was some sort of fantasy co hi they were in private, because a deep ache had taken root between her legs, and screw the one-tioing to do soht

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There was a Harrowgate on the island of Philae Wraith knew because he could sense it And because he’d used it twenty years ago when he’d come here in search of a statue of Isis

The fact that the island hosted a Harrowgate was bad enough, given that demons were after Serena, but worse, it had recently been activated

So Whatever had coate was still here In fact, Wraith could sense multiple evil presences It wasn’t unusual for demons to be on the island--it was, after all, a hot spot for de the daytime, and certainly not in the number Wraith sensed

He and Serena had co into the hotel He’d been annoyed, at first, by her insistence on a suite, but the extra rooiven her the space she’d needed to feel co that e

He’d done thehiht after they’d checked in He didn’t need to deal with getting sick again

Hell, he didn’t want to deal with any of this He’d kept hiinity yet, but this ht had coet to know her? Was he hoping she’d get to know hi love to hihed out loud Who the hell would love soht of sex?

No one Which ive up He could stay with her, protect her until she got ho va

He’d had worse plans

So… that was it, then He was going to die, and Serena was going to live

He waited for panic to set in, or at least, a change of heart But nothing happened If anything, he felt… lighter Was this what it felt like to do so unselfish?

The sensation eird Uncomfortable, yet… not awful Like liquor that tasted like shit but went down s in the sun, her delicate profile a stark contrast to the harsh landscape She wore no loith vitality, and the toned lines of her body spoke of strength and stanificent

And he was a du her He forced hi alert as Serena wandered through the ruins, co them When a stick snapped beneath her foot, he whirled, fists clenched and ready to strike

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