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"No!" I cried, putting er who frowned but shook his head The gypsy lowered his hand and I turned to find Wolfe glaring at er sighed "Toe to Novia for Markiza Raven In it, she will be told I hold ye both ransom, yer lives for land Then we’ll have to hilst she inforet the land we’ll keep our proer at Wolfe, "Will be kept a prisoner until such tirowled

Tiger sth of ripped Wolfe’s ar ye’re not, Captain" He strode towardsripped htly "She is one of the Azyl… and I find that I alowered at him disdainfully

He didn’t sees about ye When Selena is io and turned to gesture behind him "Bird!" he called Almost instantly the tall, skinny boy who had served us our food earlier, the one who had stared at er put his arrinned at me "This is my adopted son, Bird Say hello, son"

Bird smirked at me "Hello son"

I aler continued, "Is one of the Glava"

My jaw dropped "Another e?"

"Ye said it yerself, I’m a collector I found Bird when he was five years old"

I almost launched myself at him and was surprised to find Wolfe’s hand onit in restraint "You er wavedat ave out a frightened yelp as atched as her hair floated up into the air, strand by strand She began to whihed and scooted away from her as first one arm popped up into the air and then the other Finally her entire body rose fro as if propped up by unseen ar as she rose steadily higher, terrified tears streaking her cheeks "Stop!" She shrieked "Make it stop!"

None of the gypsies around h I noticed a few on the other side of the causted I felt sick at the sight and was just about to reprio"

Bird arched an eyebrow at Wolfe’s de at Wolfe "The boy thinks he’s a hero"

"Please," I added, pleading with er frowned and then nodded at his son who dropped the girl She fell with a hard thuo a howl of pain "You bastard!" I yelled, forgetting er adht, son, perhaps she would do better for ye I’ive her to me" Vrik reached a hand out and wrenched me to him I was completely taken aback by the claim as so far he’d been relatively une acts

"No!" Wolfe lunged for ypsies They held hiht as he violently resisted their hold

Bird shrugged "She’s not ive her to Vrik"

Vrik ran a hand down e to be sick as these men decided casually which one would rape me "I didn’t see the appeal at first either, but the et" He chuckled and then ran a hand down my waist and around my hip and down to squeeze h to bear healthy children" I winced at hisand cursing at theed my mind" Bird turned to his father like a petulant little boy who had just discovered the toy he had given away did so he hadn’t known about "I want her"

"Very well," Tiger agreed "We’ll do the handfasting on the rowled, "Papa, she clearly doesn’t want hiive her to ainst hier strode forward and pulled his hand back I braced h to roll my eyes back in my head Harsh heat shot up the left side of my face and iven to Bird; the Glava a me I would marry one of the Glava Old, manipulative witch

Suddenly a shriek echoed around the campfire and I opened h into the night as if it had been jerked awake fro the site as the fla to snatch them back into the death of its embrace Wide-eyed I looked to Wolfe and found his eyes narrowed in concentration Bird screao of me as a wall of fire encircled his father and adopted brother Slack-jawed, ignoring the blazing heat stroking ic His ic!

Wolfe was one of the Glava?!

He reached out, not even looking atmy waist as I was pulled back into him, his chest to my back Another fire shot up around Vrik and hisirl fro He ripped her out of her seat and holding our hands he began running, a wall of fire blocking the men so we could escape Wolfe headed towards the house where two horses grazed The girl seeht

She ran towards the rabbed the reins expertly, turning the horse to the west Her terrified eyes caught Wolfe’s and they sith gratitude "Thank you!" She yelled and then kicked her heels against the ?" I yelled against the noise of the chaos behind us, still shocked numb and cold despite the heat of the fire at an, move" He vaulted up on the stallion and then reached a hand down forwhat he had done, hoerful he was

"Rogan!" He yelled and pulled atmyself of my stupor I reached for him and let hi ht as he took hold of the reins and pushed the horse into a gallop, heading north east

Chapter Fourteen