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A sharp hiss shot through his teeth as he spotted the widening bloodstain upon her sid
"Why didn’t you tellher best and wanted to lie down "What good would it have done? You couldn’t have helped me in the coach--" "Stubborn, insensible wo her into his arms Holly bit back a whimper His scoas ferocious as he h the door held open by Felix "She’s hurt" Thorne did not pause as he headed for the main stair "Raptor claounds" Thorne’s tone stated emphatically that he expected Felix to knohat he needed and to provide it immediately Which, of course, Felix did and would Holly, however, held up a hand "Wait" "What?" Nostrils flaring, brows drawn together, Thorne appeared capable of lasshouse laboratory I have supplies and ointments there" And it would be warm there, so much warlasshous
Hu as they entered He set her down on the large wrought iron chaise she liked to use for contemplation Giant palreenery Thorne’s pinched expression ca her bodice with his claws Though quick, his care was evident; he wouldn’t cut her Even so, when he sliced away her corset with a flick of his wrist, Holly swatted out to stop hiht" His brows snapped together, and he grabbed her hand and gently held it down "Do you wantthe pain shooting up her sid
"You are not leavinghere!" As if smacked, his head reared back, and he blinked down at her as though she’d gone daft "I need to see your wound to clean and dress it, you barmy bird" Holly scowled "Then cut away the material at my side, you oaf And keep your hands off h that was all that covered her torso now She needn’t look to know the fine linen was nearly transparent Thorne, however, kept his gaze upon her fac
Storathered on his "My dear, I can well understand how you, but you e of you now!" Holly winced and looked away All right, so she was a bit sensitiv
Perhaps she wasn’t thinking very clearly at all She started to tre, when the soft folds of a blanket settled over her shoulders and right sid
It felt lovely, and her eyes closed as she heard her chearment fre
"Satan’s balls," he ground out, as his fingers lightly touched her battered flesh "At least she raked you over the ribs" Which was a blessing Had the deht have been eviscerated And they both knew as much Felix bustled in with hot water and clothes He frowned down at Holly "Been playing with deroan as Thorne pressed a hot cloth to her sid
"I don’t believe she appreciated my definition of play, Felix," she said At her side, Thorne was bent over, his face close to her skin as he cleaned the wounds "Sod it all, you are shredded" He pressed a hand on her belly, holding her in place, and such was her awareness that each of his fingertips see, which I a with any neatness" Holly al rather foul Felix went to the long counter running down the center of the roo it, each with a different purpose and experis etched upon it "This will help" Felix tried to hand him the bottle, but Thorne eyed it as if it were poison "What is it?" Before receiving an answer, Thorne snatched it up and pulled out the stopper His nostrils flared as he sniffed "This is Jack’s blood" She huffed out a sretted it as pain lanced her sid
"You can recognize the scent of Jack’s blood, but not the fact that I was bleeding all over the coach?" "I drank fro ht I was is" "Oh" She would not flush "Neverraptor blood" He studied the bottle one lared down at her in accusation "How did you get this?" "Oh, that’s rich, accusations co from the likes of you" Despite this truth, Thorne did not flinch And her ire grew "You needn’t look at h I’m a thief" One of Thorne’s brows rose eloquently, and she rolled her eyes "He gave it to me" The brow did not lower "Gave it to you" Jack Talent was notoriously reticent about letting anyone near his blood For good reason Demons had captured and tortured him for it, as it had incredible powers The one that interested her was its ability to heal "He felt he owed it to me" For Amaros had been after Jack when he’d taken Holly "I refused, but Jack wanted me to use some for research as well" "Why the bloody hell would he desire that?" Thorne appeared incredulous, but he’d reached for a rag and poured a bit of the bottle’s contents upon it The liquid was reddish black and viscous "It ladly sacrifice a bit of his blood if the result helps his fellow regulators who have been wounded in the field He wantedproperties for use in a healing balm" Thorne frowned as he dabbed at her wounds Instantly, her flesh began to heat and tingl
He made a noise of wonder and poured a bit more blood directly onto her skin "You won’t even need bindings in a few ents do not look out for each other?" "Do they?" The Nex had abandoned him to Amaros And yet Thorne had come after her As if she were so her as clean as he could, Thorne then dropped the rag and sat back on his haunches His expression was inscrutable, his eyes dark and striking against the white of his flowing hair "I betrayed the her unspoken accusation "You helped an old friend in need" Thorne blinked "Aye," he said slowly "I did" "Do you regret helping Jack?" Thorne’s head bent as if he’d lost the strength to hold it up "No" Holly rested her hand on top of his "Tell me more about the Alamut" "We don’t speak of us Most never hear our naht" "You never let anyone live," Holly said dully How could they, when they were the ghosts of the underworld The SOS hadn’t even heard of thee of his nos
"We certainly don’t vow to protect our target, nor take up residence in their houses, unless the ultih what is one ht His mouth canted on a smil
"Still doubt your safety with"Only… what shall happen to you? Once this," she waved a hand between them, "is over and done with?" Thorne’s expression went cold and tight "Worried? Over me? I can’t quite believe it" "Stop it" Holly frowned "Answer the question" He sighed "The pertinent point of discussion is that the Alamut has no set nuht the at the heads of a hydra Cut one down, dozens more take its plac