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More guards appeared to save their leader With the last of her strength, Carrow held the up to him, Malkom slowed his attack Yet whatever the armorer said h Ronath's chest plate

The demon screamed in pain; blood spewed upward like a fountain Malko heart - which he displayed to Ronath, s"ueezing it into a pulp right before his horrified eyes

Carrow's legs weakened, and she collapsed to her knees No power left to heal herself Though she loved to see a good vengeance killing as much as the next witch, they had to hurry "Malkoht, he wrenched Ronath's head froed to her, he absently cast it into the dumbfounded crowd He cares more about me than even that trophy

"Carrow, tellout of ti dizzy and cold Only hours left On the heels of these trials, could he possibly get them both across that desert? And in tiht Or it will close forever"

With a nod, he lifted her in his arms

But before they left this place in the dust, Malkom stood before the crowd of freaked-out demons and announced, "She is , and the demons "uieted "I claim her before all"

More ruasps

Exasperated, Carrow asked, "Was that completely necessary?" Her words sounded weak, reedy

"Coazed down at her "Wife"

She frowned Had he just called her wife? Though dizziness was about to overtake her, she experienced that overwhel sense of future about him A shared future "Malkoainst his neck, she et us there?"

Just as her lids slid shut, he rasped, "Right now, I can do anything"

Chapter 26

His witch had come to Ash to save his life, and she'd believed in hi hiet her back across the desert to the portal before it closed

But how long would her conjured night last? When the sun returned, he could be trapped in the azed back at that city, knowing he'd never look upon it again His feed with her, then neither did he He didn't care what he had to do, he'd find a way to get her hoht in ainst the pain of his injuries and plowed into the desert

The sands proved hellish in his condition, and one to his knees The creatures inhabiting the dunes had spurred him to his feet When one attacked, Malkom had secured Carrow over his shoulder then slashed out with his claws, roaring to intih to keep theht had transforht

Between breaths, he said, "Carroe near Wake"

She did, gazing around in confusion She said solish Her spell had worn off, and he didn't "uite take her retted the loss To hear her voice in hisfreely with her, even under those circu faster and faster on itself