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Eyes wide, he snapped, "Ah, bugger ht bloody here When he reached for her, briars jabbed and tore at his skin Even with his strength, he couldn't rip theer to her

Her blowing up the toick unnerved hi uneasily at her, raking his fingers through his hair

There in the cage of greenery, right before his eyes, her skin began to pinken, her lips reddening and plu once more As she slept, as natural as if she'd been born there, her scrapes and bruises faded, leaving behind only smooth, porcelain skin He found her so daickspell but another enchantment? Was this even what she truly looked like? Bloody hell, he hoped not To be pitted against both the unnatural spell and her natural beauty?

He forced hi hian to slow, sated at last He heard the others cli before they'd reached the plateau Once Rydstroaze flickered over Bowe's hand and eye "She healed you?"

"Aye And herself But now she's trapped in those vines"

Rydstro injury "We need to get her somewhere dry" He liate our way out of here tonight"

Bo that the five were gaunt, their lips chapped and eyes sunken Now that she'd worked her icks, the mortal appeared to be in better shape than the immortals

"And what about the Scot?" one of the oes wherever that witch goes"

Cade said, "I think Tierney rease this Lykae?"

Once Rydstrom reached the witch, he bent down for her The briars parted for hi him to lift her When Rydstro back, his fangs lengthening

- That male takes your place takes what's yours -

No, daet the curse lifted, a ht But he knew they couldn't get far froain, he re her back

"The explosion will draw the humans' attention," Rydstroht I scent a cave nearby"

The one where Bowe had planned to bed Mariketa and hiht

Cade took her but hesitated to leave, plainly hankering for a fight

"I'll handle this," Rydstro to have a talk"

A talk? Bowe gave a hu and blackening? Bowe's own beast stirred, ready to battle the demon if it came to that Bowe hoped otherwise He needed to question Rydstroet a fire started," Cade finally said, gazing down at her "Try to scavenge some food" When Cade started off, Bowe battled the nearly irresistible urge to retrieve her He checked it, but followed the sight of her hair swaying over Cade's ar looks, then eventually trailed after Cade, leaving Bowe and Rydstrom alone