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But it didn't matter how he'd driven her away Only that he had This as best He'd just end up hurting her, had almost bitten her

Even after his brother's five years of torture, Nikolai hadn't succumbed to bloodlust and bitten Myst Her neck was unether and tightened his arh he slept, Nikolai still sensed another's presence

So Murdoch traced back to the mill He held his breath as he materialized, not sure if he hoped Daniela would still be there or not

E disappointment What'd you expect? He'd threatened her, insulted her -

He spotted a piece of paper on his desk Tripping in his haste to reach it, he snapped the note up and read:

Va to want ive you this:

867-5309

XOXO,

Daniela, the Ice Queen

The words were embellished hih hiain He ignored the part of hi that she'd be safer if she didn't

When he felt the afternoon sun's heavy reach over the earth, his lids grew heavy Exhaustion caught up with him and, with her note clutched in his fist, he slept

CHAPTER 11

The cracked vinyl of the truck bench stuck to Danii's heated thighs, disgusting her even further

Her hands were clenched and a steady strea a pitted road, closing in on Val Hall, the manor that housed the New Orleans coven of Valkyrie

Earlier, once she'd trudged a mile from the mill, in the heat of a Louisiana noonday sun, she'd eventually stuhway - and an old far in front of hi for a ride, she'd promptly deduced that Faric spitting of his tobacco chew

With one healthy splat out of his truck , he'd agreed to drop her near horeeet untidy - she'd cla that reeked of taxidermy and Levi Garrett tobacco

If Valkyrie ate, Danii would be voht now

All because of that vah this ordeal was the belief that Murdoch would regret what he'd done

And the fact that she'd left him a special number for when he returned

The second he'd vanished, she'd rushed to thethat she needed to leave, stat Rule to live by: If a va back to attack and possibly kill you, then you listen

Inside, she'd found a classic Porsche, refurbished and lovely, with a new Maserati Spyder beside it She'd been eager to steal and trash either one, already planning to return the vehicle with a UV bulb in the overhead light But she couldn't find the keys