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Eidolon swore under his breath "How did I not know that?"

"Ever had to chain up a female dhampire and, ah, coax out her deepest, darkest secrets?" Shade asked, every word laced with dark sarcasm "Well, that’s why"

Con’s entire body jerked with surprise "You tortured a dha she didn’t want" Shadorithed in Shade’s eyes as he locked thee his Shade had to do before he met Runa," Eidolon said quietly "So let’s drop it" Damn Con had seen Shade’s little BDSM cave hideaway once, but it hadn’t occurred to hi other than pleasure And what did E mean by "had to"? Con wondered what other inforotten froer to our sister?" Con struggled to keep his voice level, to convince these guys that he was no threat to her To convince hi his blood boil and his teer," he swore "I’loved hand worked into a fist at his side, soitated "Why not?"

"I’ Underworld General as of now, and after I take care of a few things, I’ back to my clan’s lands in Scotland" "Ah… does Sin know?"

"No"

"Fuuuck" Lore scrubbed that gloved hand over his face, looking suddenly worn out

"You son of a bitch," Tayla snapped, her green eyes blazing "She cares about you And you’re going to slink aithout telling her?"

"Yeah, it’s a dick ain, Tayla I’m already too close--" "Fuck that You could have told her You could have warned her" When Eidolon slung an arainst him, but it was obvious she still wanted a piece of Con Shit He didn’t knohy he’d lied to Sin, except that he didn’t want to hurt her after they’d just hadHe was such an ahole

"Are you coht, a ritual will bind me, as a Council member, to the land and the clan I won’t be able to leave except for short periods"

"That sucks" Luc’s voice was gruff "Bad" "It’s what I’ve wanted all my life," Con said, but his voice was holloooden Because no, he didn’t want this anymore And truthfully, he wasn’t sure he ever had His rebellion against the clan had started early, peaking with his edgy, idiotic flirt-game with addiction that had ended so badly for Eleanor and had gotten him kicked out of the clan He’d lived off the chain ever since, leaving smoke behind hie your mind," Shade said, "we’d like you back"

Con sed For how long had he told himself the job was temporary, that eventually, he’d move on, because that’s what he always did? But now, hell, these people felt like family, and the hospital like home

"I’ll remember that," he rasped

Lore looked down at the floor, and when he glanced back up, his expression was al you can do? About Sin, I " Con backed up toward the Harrowgate Good-byes had always been easy for him A simple see-ya-around, and then he was out of there But this was different And he didn’t want to do it "I gotta go I, ah… yeah See ya"

The brothers looked skeptical, and Con couldn’t blao back to the den She needed to, she knew that But she wasn’t ready yet For some reason, the hospital called to her, and while she could coone back to the den, she’d harden, would avoid the hospital, her brothers, and the place would once again be nothing but a cold building

She wanted just a little s before she had to banish fuzzy warate with Con, had kissed hiency departate closed, she waited a ned, she slipped out and down a hallway

She wandered around, until, oddly, she found herself in the nursery It reeked of baby powder and disinfectant, but it was empty and was the last place anyone would look for her, so she sank into a rocking chair and, utterly exhausted, she closed her eyes and rocked

"Sin?" Startled, she sat up, blinking as she got her bearings Where was Con? Her body burned, ached with succubus needs that he’d been so good at fulfilling… Oh, right He was gone Her heart sank as she re the whole time that it wasn’t the see-you-later kind It had been nice of hih

Disappointment tempered her lust a little and, still disoriented, she looked around She was in UG’s nursery Shade and Lore were standing in front of her, and Lore held out a Styrofoalanced at her watch Twelve hours She’d been asleep for twelve hours

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