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To make Mari feel better, Carrow had cursed the stalker to fall in love - with cacti

When I get ht et the was just asvey

No, she wasn't there yet, wasn't ready to accept Slaine's "claim" There had to be another way to save Ruby

Carrow listened for a response, heard nothing "Whatever you're going to do, do - it - now!"

Again, no reply As long as she was utterly vulnerable, onize the ave a start when he dropped down just before her, crouching beside the head She braced for another assault, but he

His eyes were blue, not an enraged black Instead of the ence burning in thee

No imminent attack? Could she be so lucky? She let out a shaky breath Maybe he'd just wigged out because of his va?

Able to see him more clearly now, she surveyed his appearance He'd braided some hanks of his hair as warriors did in olden tiood deal of his face His hair and horns were so sand-coated, she couldn't deter with darkish for both

There were bands of so her of the cae the special-ops boys used on missions Maybe that hy the veht?

His jaw and chin carried stubble that couldn't decide if it wanted to be a beard or not She wished she could see his face clean-shaven - or hey, just clean His nose was crooked, probably froht It aze dipped to his s For sos made Carrow think of the wo bitten

On the whole, she didn't believe Slaine was hideous, but he wasn't hot by any aze dipped She grudgingly adnificent

While his hips were narrow, his shoulders were broad, real doorreckers His chiseled torso was a es, one lean side inked with that flaring black tattoo The worn leather of his pants encased hs, and dark leather cuffs circled his brawny forearms and wrists

She noticed his chainmail and chest had been cut in several new places - and that his left nipple was pierced with a sly, she found that aspect of the dirty de about him from the neck doas

Her breaths a thread shallower, she aze, then tilted her head His eyes really were an arresting shade of blue

Just when she was about to dee semi-handsome about him, he shoved the head at her and it rolled to her feet

"Really Really? You crazy - ass - de her head as he rose to his full, towering height

He held out his hand, palht he'd said, My female, come Ah, Hekate, he wanted his female, his mate - to claim She sed He would consider her his property A warrior like him, in a world like thissoon, he'd just dispense with the chitchat and take what he wanted "You ju just like last night"

His gaze was intent on her face, but not in an ad her next move