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Now she would in gold

She was officially a mystical mercenary, at last an earner in the House Earlier, she'd rechecked MacRieve's pack just to make sure the headdress was inside, and had frowned to see he'd carefully wrapped it in a towel, as if to keep it protected for her

Though MacRieve continued to irritate, confuse, and frustrate her, the ego-building fact re males she'd ever seen - and he couldn't keep his paws off her

All ht of four choicelove, it was MacRieve's face she saw above her Last night, she'd gotten a glimpse of what he'd be like as a lover

He'd be wild

For Mari,love to Acton had always been pleasurable, but not earth-shattering He'd never seeet crazed by his desire for her, had never taken her with a furious lust She'd been happy with him, and she knew that sexual relationships were never perfect, but she had long craved intensity

Yet would MacRieve be too intense? Immortal males were known to be relentless lovers, but the Lykae were supposed to bite and scratch as well And MacRieve was huge - in all respects

Why a about this ?

She hadn't noticed how often she'd been sneaking glances at hi purposes How er would he and Rydstrom be?

Big st themselves She would kill to be able to listen in on their conversation -

Wait She unplugged her earbuds and reached for her co it open

Not just to hear it but to see

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"No progress with her, then?" Rydstro his sword

Bowe paced beside his feebly growing fire "None point none, apparently"

"FullI doona know" Boas strung out fro to keep his hands fro what the hell she was to hi moon haunted hinized that she was too full of life to go down easily The witch was a fighter

Unfortunately, he'd ensured she viewed him as the enemy

"I'd wondered why you allowed the company on this trip," Rydstrom said "I'm not just an extra sword, aet her out of here in time, you have to keep her from me I will no' have had time to earn her trust or prepare her"

"You think she would run from you?"

"I canna take the chance - "

He stilled when a weird breeze blew, feeling crisp, even here in the jungle Both he and Rydstrom peered around Bowe had the sudden uncanny i watched