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He ht Pulled a stake out “You’ll shove this into aze fell to the stake

No Not that easy Not anyotten to her Made her care Made her feel

He tossed the stake into the air, then caught it easily with his left hand “I’ll prove that you can count on me Trust me”

Maybe If only she could

She turned away frolance back because she was too worried about what he’d see in her gaze

“I’ll take the lust I’ll take anything you can give ers brushed her shoulders He’d moved fast and soundlessly She should have heard hi, she should have—

“And one day, I’ll take everything” His breath blew over her nape “Just like you’ll take everything I have”

Dee shivered

His ainst hi her

So, tiht? I’ll be down in five” No as she leaving right then No, she wanted a moment, okay, more than a , bad eternal monster wasn’t after her

To pretend that she was just an ordinary woman wrapped in her lover’s arms

“That’s not Catalina”

Dee’s nostrils twitched She sht mix of incense and roses She turned in his arht scent vanished A spell? A trick? What—

“Oh, hell,” she whispered

Zane Wynter stood in the doorway, filling the fralittered demon black

Her time had run out She knew he’d coo

Zane had come to kill her

Unfortunately for him, she wasn’t ready to die yet

Chapter 12

“Zane, no!” Dee’s cry echoed in Si damn deal He’d never been afraid of a de one now

Zane’s gaze scanned over theripped in his hands “Were you planning to take her out, too?”

What? His brow furrowed and then the words registered No, one word Too “The fk you say” He shoved Dee fully behind hi after his woman with death in his eyes

“It’s what she wants” The de from his shoulders He shoved his hand inside the unzipped top and drew out a stake of his own “What she’s alanted”

“You’re not touching her” Killing the demon would be easy

The only problem? He didn’t want to rip the man’s heart out, not in front of Dee This demon had been her friend once

A friend as about to kill her

“I won’t hide fro She stepped to Simon’s side, her chin up, her head back The charred ends of her hair had vanished while she slept Her blond mane was tousled around her face Her cheeks were flushed, her lips bright red