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A flash of vicious rage in those onyx-dark eyes that turned Honor’s guess into truth even before Jiana said, “I would’ve forgiven his taking of you—it was an intriguing aned to stab and cut “But the stupid boy planned to take two ht”

So Jiana had set out to torture, then execute him If she had succeeded, A Honor could’ve ever devisedfor he would’ve died looking into the pitiless face of the one woman as meant to love him without corruption or condition

A woman whosekind to you in the pit I had plans to return, to earn your trust Your anguish would’ve been all the sweeter when I turned on you”

“Enough,” D Jiana off when she would’ve continued “Where is Auards?” Not giving any warning, Jiana lunged at the blade against her throat, but D the weapon out of her way

“There will be no easy death for you,” he said, gripping the va her up off her feet “You will coan to kick and scream “We fall under your purview, Dmitri! You must mete out the punishment!”

“First we must know all of what you have done” With those words, he snapped his hand

Jiana’s head lolled, her body going limp, and Honor realized he’d broken her neck as he’d done Jewel Wan’s “It’ll be easier to transport her this way,” he said when he saw her staring

The violence of his world staggered her, but she was no innocent She’d known from the instant she decided to step onto this path that it would be no gentle ride That didn’t one anyway”

Dmitri passed Jiana’s limp body over to another vampire, with orders for her to be taken to the Tower under constant guard “I was getting sick of her voice”

“Dlance, fine jewel-like beads of water collecting on lashes black as the night “Trying to gentleher on purpose, “it’s very thin I’ you do, every decision you e of the rise, a black silhouette against the chill gray of the racious home below “Near to a thousand years, Honor”

“You’re an alers to his “You have another thousand to step away from that line”