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The warrior dropped fro the others to dart after hi splat Thane wanted to laugh, but couldn’t force a rise of amusement He hated that he only received respect inside his club He hated that everyone outside it mocked him, and drove him to such violent behavior

As if he needed to be driven

They’re better than you They can do whatever they want He couldn’t even remember what it was like to be untainted by the evils of life

Whatever He sped back into motion

Any luck? he projected into Bjorn’s head They were bonded so surely, so solidly, distance never mattered

None You?

None

Any luck? he projected into Xerxes’ head

Yes Bad You?

The same

He had to find and stop Strife before any other human lives were ruined Unlike some of his brethren, he understood the humans He sympathized with their weaknesses He wanted to protect them from the very pain he had endured

Thane increased his speed He needed to figure out his next plan of action To clear his head To think Sex was his usualhis women in the club They knew a little about him, what he expected, and he knew they were already on the road to ruination He didn’t have to worry about destroying their innocence

But he didn’t have time to fly to the club and fly back here He would have to risk going to a huo to a human club He would find a woure this out Surely

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

"--CAN’T FLASH," Nicola heard Koldo say, his voice dripping with all kinds of rage "You have to continue the hunt on your own"

He couldn’t flash? She’d just turned the corner into the kitchen, where thehi that," Axel replied "But I gotta tell you I’ nowhere Your father leaves zero tracks"

"He’s been planning this a long ti us, he would have come up with a way to avoid detection"

Neither man noticed her They sat at the table And how odd they looked Two primal warriors, seated so domestically at a hand-carved table, white-and-black-checkered curtains covering the baybehind them

"But he’s not set Anyway I’ll find a way to draw hi their notice

Axel squared his shoulders, at attention Koldo raked a hand over his scalp, as if he were e identical white tops and pants, the material loose, and they both looked adorable Like best friends who had ether--even dress

Say that aloud I dare you "Well?" she prompted

"We can feed ourselves," Koldo said at the same time Axel said, "I’m ravenous"

"Well, my answer " These past few days she’d spent a lot of tiht to her by Koldo’s friends, and it had been wonderful She’d discovered a bloo talent she hadn’t expected Lack of ti

Axel sathered dishes and cutlery and the appropriate ingredients for an avocado-and-strawberry salad, and all the while she could feel Koldo’s gaze on her, thite-hot pings drilling into her back

Was he thinking about last night?

She was With every glance, every touch, she’d felt the depths of their connection So deep, inexorable

"I’d like to hire you at e I know you’ll love"