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"Great plan there, hero She can die of a chill and blood loss," Simon taunted from the bubble that trapped him His inability to e," Dayne"It’s safe now," Dayne said when the fire had died

Siic that trapped hi to?"

Anthony entered the circle, an unrily at Greta He wore his basic black, but his blond hair flowed loose around his face, which was caked in blood

"Looks like I get a taste after all"

It looked like he’d had plenty of tastes already

Sireat plan Vampires are entirely untrustworthy He’ll take too much"

"Shut the hell up!" Dayne said He turned to Anthony "Do it" Dayne went to one side of the altar and threaded his fingers through Greta’s "He’s not going to hurt you I could have whipped up a potion to counteract the drugs, but there wasn’t time It’s clumsy, but he can siphon the poison out of your bloodstrearipped her chin, turning her head to the side His breathing deepened, obviously aroused by the sight of her half-naked and bleeding He licked a long trail up the side of her neck, and she shivered

Dayne’s grip tightened on her hand "Just get on with it" Anthony chuckled and sank his fangs into Greta’s throat She gritted her teeth, expecting pain, but what she felt instead was intense and unexpected pleasure He took gentle tugs, and soht ht

"Okay, that’s enough," she said as the strength in her voice returned She struggled, but he growled and continued to drink

The drugs didn’t seerabbed him by the scruff of the neck and pulled hi, driven half-ave a howl of pure pleasure that could have rivaled that of any therian and ran off into the woods to hunt

She felt the change come over her as the ainst the stone altar, and her paws easily slipped out of thee she couldn’t have taken for er in her huestured to Siown over her head The cuts on her body were already healed She’d been strong enough to shift and strong enough to heal, but Simon had success-fully drained some of her power into hi between them as they shared not only blood now, but power

"We can’t let hi her to understand

"No, we can’t Helpinto Simon’s pocket for the key and unlocked the chains bolted to the altar The two of them worked quickly to restrain the tribe’s fallen leader

Greta bent to retrieve the ritual knife Her human eyes locked with Jaden’s cat eyes Jaden looked from Simon to Greta, then back to Si the path Anthony had taken

"I’ll do it," Dayne said, holding out his hand for the knife

Greta’s hand shook, and she gripped it more fir, and she wouldn’t let him die a quick death with her power coiled inside hirave She bit her lip as she pressed the blade into Si to be gained fro herself but closure

Sied, much less stoic even than she’d been Greta forced herself to look away She was tempted to snap his neck and end it, but she pressed on, unwilling to let him take any s when the life slipped from her father Dayne draped his coat over her shoulders and took her back to the cottage

She looked so lost She’d kept insisting he do the ritual He should have told her no, but he knew she sought atoneht he planned so villainous and wanted to complete her induction into evil

He didn’t have the heart to tell her he didn’t need her blood any about a tablespoon’s worth into a sic flare up and disperse

He’d perforrow better With her blood, it was going to be quite the botanical extravaganza She’d like it at least He was deeply grateful foran ounce of his reputation

The first thing Greta said after the ic faded was, "What about Charlee? She tried to help me cross the border"

"She’s fine Anthony wiped herat each other, and then she flung herself at hiue into his mouth Her hands wandered down his back and over his ass, and her eyes glittered with need