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"Where, exactly, do you think you&039;re taking me?"

"Away"

"Ahere?"

"Just away You didn&039;t wish to be left behind, so you&039;re co with me"

"Why?"

Alec stopped and shot me a look that probably should have warned me he was at the end of his patience, but I decided that was less iquestions? "

"Not really, no," I said after sorinned My inner devil squealed and swooned at the sight of it I told her to buck up, that he ree with that philosophy, but now is not the tiet tossed in here?"

"Wrong place at the wrong ti when he tugged onin the distance had stopped, I had an uneasy feeling that so was back there that I&039;d rather not meet

So is A wrath demon

How did you hear about that? You were unconscious

I know the sound of a wrath dehed "You&039;re really persistent, aren&039;t you?"

"No ?"

I looked down at myself "I didn&039;t knoas until Ulfur toldaround "Ulfur? You know Ulfur? A ghost about ht, with brown hair?"

"He has brown hair, yes, but he wasn&039;t a ghost He said he was a" I bitthe word out of aze flickered toto re me with youryour lips at lowed inside rowl "I hardly think a bad habit like biting , but if it amuses you to think that, knock yourself out Lich That&039;s the word Ulfur is a lich"

"That&039;s right" Alec looked beyond me, his eyes unfocused He rubbed his chin with his thu little shivers downhii had hi at him I tried to look at his shoulder, or the rocks beyond him I reminded myself that he was apeople, not that I didn&039;t feel sympathy with the fact that the ox lady had decapitated me with her cart and left him without his only salvation, but still, he admitted he&039;d murdered other people He was bad to the bone, and I didn&039;t give a da to tolerate hiot Diaain He just stood there, his brain whirling aith so sensuality and raw male attraction that made my body hum with happiness

"Stop that," I said, unable to stand it one er

He looked startled "Stop what?"

I stared at his thu me with your manly stubble And chin And jaw But mostly your chin Did I ether Merciful heaven, even his eyebroere sexy I wanted to lick the on about now?"

It was too much It was all suddenly too much "You&039;re too damned handsome, OK? I don&039;t like handsome men! They&039;re always halfway in love with themselves, and they use their looks and their seductive bodies to so whatever they want, and I won&039;t have it, do you understandhandsoh!" I yelled, and with both hands, mussed up his hair until it stood up in clumps

He looked deliciously tousled, like he&039;d just been engaged in a wonderfully energetic romp between the sheets

"I hate you!" I yelled, and sto to myself that I would not let him affect me Sex, I told myself We just had sex Not even real sex,hi all steary withinto step beside me "But since I also sense it has to do with my hair and beard, I&039;h having a te ht But first, let&039;s discuss this plan of yours to get us out of here I assuhed, and stopped "You&039;re part of h the council banished me to the Akasha - they sent you here to drive me insane, didn&039;t they?"

"What council? One that oversees the killing of innocent woain I watched his back for athat he had a very, very fine walk, before hurrying to catch up with hi his hand before I realized what she was doing, but I figured it would be rude to suddenly drop it like it was full of wor, so I pretended I didn&039;t feel all warh mine in a way that made my little devil happy "I was sentenced to reainst Dark Ones"

"But you&039;re one of thehtened "Yes"

"What did you do?"

"How did youus out of here?" I countered

"If you don&039;t stop askingto rowl that I felt all the way toto killin when I realized that I wasn&039;t afraid of him He was a murderer, yes, but somehow, I knew he didn&039;t pose a threat to me Not that sort of a threat, anywayas that thought is, no, I would simply kiss you until you couldn&039;t think any that,that I walk theht over to his chest, and let the down at ht of Alec&039;s chest,heavy and very, very needy

"Nohat have I done?" he asked with a distinct note of exasperation

"It&039;s not you I&039;aze instantly dropped to ht now, yes They want an introduction to your chest I&039;ve told them no, that what happened before was si you, but they won&039;t listen"

"Perhaps I can be of solish "Would you like me to take up the discussion with the "

"We won&039;t know until we try, h aze caressed their upper slopes visible through the lacy part of my top

"Oh, I think I knowhooobah!"

Alec didn&039;t bother to introduce himself properly - he just slid both hands underneath e pe The sensation of his stubble onhis head, ue betweenwhereto burst free of my bra

This is just the blood, I said soave you blood that my boobs want you soainst my brain in a way that threatened to tu else

What? I asked, shielding from him my secret

I don&039;t know, but I will enjoyout what Do you want ain?

You didn&039;t make love to ht on by bloodlust

You just keep telling yourself that, love He pulled his head froht cocky as he pulled downyou out of here?"

"We have a deal," I said when I was able to pry ue off the roof ofroadkill, I told you that I would give you blood and you would get Diamond and me out of the Akasha"

"You made a deal with me while I was all but dead due to lack of blood?"

"Yes You didn&039;t say you wouldn&039;t do it," I pointed out

He shot ht, I know, it wasn&039;t a fair deal, but it was a deal nonetheless, and if you insist on walking around here looking like sex on two legs, then you can just honor the deal"

"My appearance again," he sighed "I can&039;t help the way I look, Corazon"

I narrowed ly, you know"

His green-eyed gaze cast upward for a few seconds in an obvious plea for patience "If I covered myself innaked, his body slick ater, as I slowly, gently, carefullyall that satiny, hot skin exposed, just waiting for ht, and I will rowl

"Sorry Mind got away fro you out Me Someone evidently naree, bad vaured you could get Diamond - she&039;s the woman who stole my husband, not that I really mind because he&039;s a total dillwad, but still, there was a ot over it and realized I should be grateful to her - anyway, she was in the house with , and whah all of that "English Satan dude? A demon lord, you mean? Which one? "

"Uuy"

"Christ," he swore

"I gather he&039;s the head bad guy"

"Very much so" He eyeddown Bael&039;s wrath on him, and by extension you and the husband-stealer?"

"He stole so into my pocket and pulled out the broken bits of stone and twisted gold

"Christ," he repeated, staring at it in horror "That&039;s one of the Tools"

"It&039;s called the Oculus of Lucifer, I think"

"Occio di Lucifer" His gaze snapped up to mine, a sense of disbelief and wonder and a around inside him "The Tool has been destroyed"

"Yeah I didn&039;t do it, though, if that&039;s what you&039;re thinking"

He lifted up "

"Well, I can&039;t see it on lo colow? I mean, shouldn&039;t you, since you were sent here, too?"

He looked confused for a second before shaking his head "Cora, you&039;re not glowing because you were sent to the Akasha You&039;re glowing because somehow you&039;ve become infused with the power of the Occio di Lucifer For all intents and purposes, you are the Tool now"

"Hey! I ah the diod, you don&039;t mean that! Tell me you don&039;t mean what I think you mean! You do, don&039;t you? You mean it! I&039;m Satan&039;s eyeball! I&039;m evil!"