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She'd been happy with him until he'd thrown her over for a tall, y nyolden locks Well, not technically thrown her over Because storle fated demoness, they often kept harems, and he'd still wanted a relationship with Mari as well as with the nyh, but it was clear Mari would have been B teaa hi He was her first love and letting hio had nearly killed her

Seelared over at MacRieve Ten-to-one odds said his fey princess was blond and tall

And the Lykae wasn'tanother woht was another version of her

As if reading her mind, MacRieve said, "Been thinkin' about the question you asked ht"

"Oh, I have been, too," she said in a deliberate tone, her anger si round a spring trap hungry for his paw

"And what have you come up with, then?"

"No, no, you first" When he hesitated, she added, "I insist"

"I doona know that I'd answer it the same," he finally said "The more I'm around you, the more I the better you appear - even for a witch"

Suave, Lykae, melt my heart

"Now you tellthat if you don't come to a different conclusion, I'll be forced to protect myself"

He hesitated, clearly not presented with the answer he'd expected

"It's a simple matter of self-preservation, MacRieve If this reincarnation could possibly have taken place, then there's no way I'll allow you to go back and wipe me out I'll destroy you first"

"Could you do it? You could no' killvery witchy "Besides, I'd already killed oes on behind coven doors," Cade said to Mari when he'd returned from recon several miles ahead

"I really can't speak for all covens, but mine is pretty worthless Lots of soap opera and internet addiction" She was supposed to lead thereatness, but then, Mari liked her soaps, too "Have you pictured a slew of hoary old wo over a cauldron?"

He raised his brows "Yes"