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Tao, a wary look on his face She gestured to her shoulder bag "Already packed I’m like twelve steps ahead of you" She didn’t mention that she could have already left and been out of Cain’s reach Her curiosity over Henry’s words had won out over personal safety The raven had never led her wrong before
Was Henry confiro, and she’d chosen her executioner wisely? Any other interpretation was unthinkable
She took one last look at her house and locked the door behind her, even though everything of value--real and i
They walked a few blocks until they reached the Golatha Falls forest Once inside the woods, Anna spilled everything about theCain re over her shoulder as they went, as if Jack could so talked about His powerby now
When the portal shimmered in front of theh The portal only recognized demons and apparently demon mates, since Anna had no trouble herself, but then she was linked to Luc through strong blood ic, her soul tied irrevocably to him
Tam’s eyes widened when she entered the demon dimension She’d heard about it, but she’d never seen it Her mouth dropped open "This place is so beautiful" Certainly not what she expected, even if she’d always known it wasn’t full of fire and bri like pride as Tam continued to take in the scene before her The weather was perfect, the sky dark and clear with brilliant stars shining overhead, gloith brightness equivalent to the moon There was no moon, but then, this wasn’t Earth For all she knew--and she highly suspected this was true--the stars were sohin existence was an illusionendlessly before her was sand and cobblestone streets lit by torchlight Colorful tents made of rich, expensive fabrics lined the streets as far as the eye could see There was a hter
A scantily clad woed her The woman felt human; the males, demon
Ta over what she itnessing
"Jackson likes to play with his food," Cain said with a shrug "He likes to make them dance"
"Gross"
His expression hardened "Don’t coe us I should kill you rather than protect you Do you kno much trouble your kind causes for mine? You represent our one true eneer threat I enerous if you don’t watch that mouth"
Anna was still with them, so she couldn’t tell Cain what she really felt She closed her eyes and dropped the shields she used to protect herself fros to hiist of her death wish
The dee away "You will have your own tent," he said, stopping in front of a exquisite purple tent that aze shifted to Anna and then back to Ta you around the clock They’ll go in shifts Anna, you can go back to your mate now"
"What? No I can’t leave her here with you"
"She’s a big girl She doesn’t need a babysitter"
"But--"
"He’s right," Tam said "And I have to speak to him privately, anyway"
"Yes, I need to learn more about The Cycler," Cain said
"But why can’t I stay for that?"
The de step toward the brunette "You are one of us now That doesn’t just mean the perks of this world, but the responsibilities as well When I say juh?"
"Luc wouldn’t let you hurt me And y-you can’t touch ht thousand Waiting for you to co to me When that happens, your mate won’t be able to stoptoBad Wolf I a her internal struggle
"Go," Tam said
When Anna was a safe distance away, the witch turned to Cain and looked hiht in the eyes "I need you to kill me now"
"I assumed as much Care to tell me why--not that I’d ever turn down such a powerful meal You weren’t suicidal the last tiainst Anthony"
Taround, preparing to be much more honest than she was coree to this, she had to lay all her cards out on the table
"It’s different now Jack will findonly confir could happen to end that safety You’re old enough and strong enough to kill er He’s killed so ht hi I didn’t knohat I was asking for when I asked for eternal life"
Cain crossed to a side bar and poured himself a drink He raised the decanter and arched a brow in question, but Taed and put it down He extended a hand and she took it, allowing hiether
As his hand trailed along her collarbone, she tried not to pull away and equally not to want hi, evidence he’d done this millions of ti in on two thousand"
"Shit" He took a drink