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She laughed "Of course I like it Did you not hear all those times I screamed your na her throat, and then he bit down Hard She shrieked, not expecting that He wasn’t going to think about what he was doing or why he just had to ue had started, insisting he mark her in a real way He didn’t have a knife handy, but he was pretty sure this would work
He bit into his orist and pressed it against her neck, both to blend e he’d caused
She scra protectively to her throat "What the hell was that?"
"You Are Mine Now you’re going to the caves where you’ll be safe, and I don’t want to hear another word about it"
She was nearly wiped, but she y ball Without hesitation, a fireball flared to life in Cain’s hand He threw it to disarm her It burnt her arm and knocked her back in the sand
When she was down, he picked her up to carry her the rest of the way to the caves
There were tears in her voice when she spoke "I hate you I don’t knohy you’re doing this, but I hate you"
It didn’t matter what she felt now, soet over it There would be plenty of time to sort out their issues if he could keep her away froot to the caves and he’d opened a pod in the wall, she made one last attempt to sway hinored the pain that had started in the center of his chest, right around the region where his heart was supposed to be but probably wasn’t He shoved her in and tossed her shirt at her, then he sealed the pod
The de rock stopped hi there with her hands on her hips, so low red with fire of their own
"It appears the cave’s ic is incouess it can’t hold ain"
He should have turned back around and walked out He had work to do before theThere were too e control had to be done He didn’t have time for this But instead, he strode toward the witch and pulled her toward hi hers
She resisted at first, but soon enough, she was kissing back,down his pants Sexual heat rose off her without thrall, without hi preternatural to elicit it He broke away from her mouth and whispered in her ear
"You want to see me every day for the rest of your life, and you know it You wantdifferent, we’ll both know it’s a lie Now go back to your tent and stay there No wandering until we get this situation under control"
He turned and left the cave, one of her energy balls hitting him in the back on the way out
Chapter Twelve
Hadrian stood by the pool on the roof of Anthony’s penthouse Jack aiting for him in the forest near the portal point into the de the olf pack alpha The sun had set less than an hour ago, but it wasn’t quite ti up here this early? He adjusted the Roainst the brick Anthony’s dress shoes clicked over the concrete as he reached the conference table Why he preferred open air e for a man who otherwise seemed so intense about security
"Where’s Charlee?" he found hi He didn’t care where Anthony’ssmall talk wouldcare of the baby"
The va see out the infant would end the police state--even though the idea , no matter who her father was
There was no way to anticipate as going on with vaht the control was--but in the US,up to keep therians in pens like cattle Vampires could pass freely--for now--but they were under Anthony’s thumb in other ways, and Hadrian feared that by the end, the va as well He’d seen the plans for the va the baby wouldn’t change things--not noith Jack involved There was no turning back, and Hadrian was deterh
"How is she?" he asked
"Charlotte or the baby?"
"The baby"
The vaed "She’s as to be expected Weak Needs a lot of blood Sleeps all the time She’ll have to be protected Always Kept out of the sun Kept away froht wish to hurt her She’s got her th and all of a vas work I don’t kno long she’ll live I don’t recall an aboh to find out She could be effectively i that I’ine the stress of worrying about her for centuries"
Hadrian shrugged "I really wouldn’t know, sir"
It was clear the vahter as an aboh he’d used the word He was prepared to protect his offspring, even if it was against every va weak and frail live But then, Anthony had always had that weakness He’d been a kinghumans was still frowned upon They weren’t considered equals And yet, Charlee had held her own h many of the vahtered her in a heartbeat if not for fear of Anthony’s wrath
The two of the exhausted all conversational topics that wouldn’t reveal Hadrian’s contempt for Anthony’s policies At least the vampire hadn’t pulled out a wallet full of baby photos with cute little fangs popping out of its gums Vampires couldn’t reproduce like this with other va
Thankfully they were interrupted by the ainst the brick Cole Hadrian tried not to look anxious The portal charm was on the olf
"Where’s Jane?" Anthony asked, looking up frouardians on what had been happening while he’d slept It would be a big reater pressure to come up with ideas on ways to find The Cycler
The kill site was different each tiive theht to the"
Anthony arched a brow "Oh?"