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Hunger gripped her so fiercely she had to struggle to breathe Yet soraphic words hadn’t affected her "The end result is the saasm So aste all that time? In the hour it takes you to lick someone from head to toe"--God, seriously? Want--"I could have had half a dozen orgas she ith some fictional male who could come that many times, too--or a Se over and over, even if he left the rooet all those, but they’ll be better Hotter Afucking-"

Sin went utterly wet and achy Even if her succubus needs weren’t creeping up on her, Con would have jus

"Put pressure on your laceration" The abrupt change of tone and subject lass-faced cabinets and toss supplies next to her on the gurney Still dizzy with the irabbed a paper towel fro wound A trickle of warmth ran down her arm and into her palm, and she covertly tucked another paper towel inside her coat sleeve Then she entertained herself by watching Con’s fine ass hugged by black BDU pants When he swiveled around back to her, she got a kick out of the way his gaze went to her bare thighs and black silk thong that was now daer he stared, the faster her heart beat, the ot inside the damned ambulance

When his silver eyes finally snapped up, they’d darkened to a rich, ser in theiven what they’d just been talking about For just a moment, she wondered if he’d act on his need, and she was both disappointed and relieved when he sank down on the padded bench across froh the towel under her fingers had soaked through "I heal quickly"

"The dart the Carceris struck you as coated with an anticoagulant Keeps you bleeding so they can track you in the event that the dart doesn’t stick"

Clever "How do you know so much about theripped her calves with both hands, spread her legs, and tugged her forward so he was between her thighs, her knees resting against either side of his ribs

Sin tried to ignore the inti caged even though it was he as pinned between her legs "You’ve been arrested? What did you do?" "Like I said, I have experience with the her foot up his back "A bad boy Co succubi for fun" His words were gruff, but his fingers were gentle as he lifted the towel to inspect her leg wound

"I hope you gave theasms first" He snorted, but didn’t offer up any details about his ti to talk, so she studied the inside of the ambulance, with its cabinets, benches, and a station near the front that looked like apotions "So, how do vaht and sed on Thanksgiving dinner, do you want to have a sandwich?" That was a joke She hadn’t had a Thanksgiving dinner since her grandparents had been alive But suddenly, she craved turkey,she’d banned long ago, filled her with the saathered around the rickety old holiday dinner table As a child, she’d envisioned futures that involved a husband, children, Uncle Loren and his farandparents Now she knew better than to let those childish dreams in, and ruthlessly, she flexed her ar her back to the present, where she’d never celebrate sappy, sentieWe keep snacks in the cooler Allon their species Worked with one partner who gnawed on bones the entire shift" Gross "What if it’s not just diet that’s an issue for you guys? What if it’s so to kill or absorb pain?"

She shrugged "Or screw"

One tawny eyebrow shot up "Species who kill uncontrollably can’t be uy who fed on others’ pain This was the perfect job for him, until he decided he’d rather not … I don’t know Guess it depends on the breed of incubi or succubi Shadeup? Because I’ll bet you wouldn’t have any trouble getting a partner who could, ah, help you out between runs"

Oh, and wouldn’t that conversation with Shade, who ran the pararam, be fun? "Thanks, but I already have a job" He shook his head, unscrewed a bottle of soauze pad, and swiped it over her cut "This is a coagulant Eidolon developed from vampire saliva It’s more effective on supernaturally inflicted wounds than anything humans have invented"

"Eew"

"Would you rather I licked you?" The dark, sultry note in his voice wrapped around her like a silk ribbon How to answer that? Because either yes or no would be both truth and lie In the end, she ed a breathy "No," which she could only hope soundedto hied the subject "Look, can you step on it? I need to get to my assassin den"

He leveled her an amused, no-deal look, as if she had absolutely no say in her future "I told you, you’re co up the laceration, which, thanks to the va "The Carceris is looking for you They’ll hit all of the obvious places first"

"Well, Captain Bossy, the den has security goons" When Con took a break froive her an are-you-fucking-serious look, she sighed "I know they can’t stop the Carceris, but they’ll at least warn …" He squirted the liquid into the cut on her thigh and she gritted her teeth against the pain "Aiding and abetting is a serious offense Do your guards love you that uilt rose up in her as she thought about how Eidolon and Wraith had co And Con, too She studied hientle, practiced She hadn’t expected that Fro but intense Hard He’d thrown her against the side of the very ambulance they were in He’d bet his paraet into her pants

And he had

Noas carefully tending to her wound and trying to get her to safety "Why are you helping me?" she blurted