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Her flare of excitement fizzled Currently One of his qualifiers--to indicate she wouldn’t always be in his bed

Dickwad! Jo told Desh, "We’re not exclusive at all Earlier today, ere discussing how unexclusive we are He insists on it We haven’t even slept together"

Rune grated, "Yet"

Jo ignored hiivin’ ye s I live not far fro Easy Sleeps" She pointed over her shoulder

"No shite? The Big Sleazy" He laughed

"Exactly!"

Rune stepped closer to her, telling Desh, "We need to leave for our destination You’re either taking us, or you’re wasting our time"

"I accepted the gold, baneblood; I accepted the gig"

Rune nodded at Jo and said, "Head soht of that I know of a place" The de to Rune, he snapped, "Yer arm" He clutched Rune’s forear was hard and fast like Rune’s

When Jo blinked open her eyes, they stood in the shade of a rock overhang Past the shadoas an expanse of blue sky Puffy white clouds elbowed the sun The day was crisp, a one-eighty froht in the Quarter The scent of pine tickled her nose

I’!" She could see the bases of two ht in color, the surface dusted with tufts of green She wanted to seeup at the white-capped tops

She reeled on her feet,Her first real hty" His stunned gaze flickered over her face "Ye’re a day-walkin’ valanced past Desh Rune was just as astounded

"Huge," Desh said in a choked-up voice "Ye should’ve burned to ash"

So sun did burn vaht’s never bothered o to the beach with thelass with a little u and all"

"I’ve seen a lot of things inlike this Never" Desh stared at her--the same way she’d stared at the snow-capped mountains "Ye truly drink blood?"

"One hundred percent ofthrough solid rock Rune had lunged for the de with you?" she screamed "Don’t you dare hurt hiret it!"

"Another vow?" Rune snapped "He knows too much! If I don’t do this, you’ll be hunted It’ll never end"

She’d be damned before Rune decapitated the nice deirl!" Desh’s eyes met hers He looked like he worried more about her than himself "Get away from this poxy bastard, l’il bit One way or another"