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Speak your true name!

But Lia could not Of course it would be this way The hetaera would never risk their lair to any maston They would not risk it without the assurety that any who entered would fail

Lia’s o of the stone She saw the burning i her

You thought to ta coive your body to my minions You will surrender who you are to me You will surrender your will to mine Speak your true nauttered out

The first fangs bit the flesh of her legs as she knelt near the stone Then another bite Then another The poison rushed through her, burning fros up to her waist It was quick and painful Then there was blackness

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT:

Birth

The horse was lathered in sweat and foaetop palace He had not slept since learning that Elle was laboring with the child, too early They were not expecting the babe to be full term for another cycle of the moon and the news had shocked hi, he knew that he would die shortly after the babe’s birth He had hoped for another fortnight orthe leather reins, he swiveled off the saddle as his steward, Davtian, approached

"Where is your escort?" Davtian said, his eyes ith outrage "Did you leave the Evnissyen behind?"

"They are not far behind," the Prince said, tossing the reins to a stableboy "How fares my lady?"