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"Saton snarled "Sever the bond, Iley, I think Ie hard once, twice, three tiain and again, harder each tih to kill him If it hadn’t been imperative that I kept my shield intact, I’d have reshaped it into my whip and lashed hi out froaze then Her oas filled with so uish "It’s okay"

But Jared, Antonio, Sebastian, Luther, and even Paige were ordering her not to do it So Langley turned on Paige again, punching her this ti out

"I’ll do it!" I her body, she closed her eyes

Jared threaded the fingers of one hand inme close would keep her out It didn’t I felt her ina sh er flicked so that was alh rasped it tight, pulled hard, and…and nothing She did it again, tugging harder this time – so hard it hurt and I had to cradlehappened

Iton’s jaw clenched "Then you’re not trying hard enough Robert, ain!"

And she did Three more times, she tried to sever it But she simply couldn’t do it

I could feel Jared’s sense of self-satisfaction, but he didn’t let that emotion show You knohy she can’t break it, don’t you?

No, but he’d clearly worked it out

We had a link before we even went through the Binding, baby It was a link that formed with no conscious effort on our part; it fored blood the very first tiht be able to cut a bond that’s born through an exchange of blood, but she can’t break one that’s psychic at the root And that’s what ours is

He was right, I realised I wasn’t sure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, since less

"Cut it, Iton ordered

Fake it We need hi that idea, I doubled-over and cried out…much like I had when I’d killed my Sire and our blood-link had severed Jared did the saony as we both toppled onto our sides on the floor, clutching our stoe of confusion I could only guess that Jared had assured Antonio, Luther, and Sebastian that ere faking the whole thing, because they didn’t look as devastated as they should If I hadn’t known theht have believed they were

Be ready, I said to Jared I’ to need to drop the shield or he’ll never buy that I’m truly weak We need to be ready in case they choose that reed to his deal, but they ift was tied to h – and they certainly were right now – energy seemed to envelop the surface of one, I could absorb that energy and use it to strengthenso, but I would have to be careful and discreet about it or Dana would notice and Covington would know that ree you die tonight, Sam The steel there al If Iiven ive Jared’s life for anyone – not even for these people If that ood person

Shoving aside my anxiety, I let the shield fade, but nobody moved to hurt us Why would they? We were both curled up like foetuses, seely too weak to y very slowly began to lick across ift was ‘low on battery’, but I’d take what I could get Subtly, I usedthat the energy would cover ht noas no match for the Feeder in front of y the wayher look like a junkie "I feel…so alive"

Covington didn’t seem to care "It seems your little assassin has a heart, Antonio Who would have thought it?"

"You will not leave this place alive" Antonio’s voice was strong, hard, and pure ice

"I think you’ll find that I will Now, I’ to work My vampires will escort everyone other than Sam and Imani out of this room There’s no need for you to watch your mate – or should I say ex-ton "Let me kill her Let me take the last"

"You’ve had your fun, Dana It’s nowin front ofpay for that Jared swung his arton’s va ain, I discretely sucked it in Jared, don’t fight them! Keep up the act!

He let theh he cursed the entire time Eloise chose that moment to kick my head once more I didn’t need the scent ofinood," soton "Maybe that’s how she’ll die Maybe I’ll drink her dry" Hearing Jared curse hihed and looked down atfro of curses at hirunt of pain fro hiton Why wouldn’t he bloody shut up? It was so te to abandon the weak act and attack the to