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You ht now, he had two choices Convince the female she was not a prisoner, which would take tio Neither appealed to hih One he’d never before attempted Courtesy

It orth a shot, he supposed "I humbly request that you remain here Whatever you desire, you have only to ask for it, and it will be yours" Thefor Thane The ser intensified, and he would have sworn he heard a drip, drip "Except for a male You may not summon a male"

Zacharel had saved her Zacharel would see to her care

The light in the roo the soft skin under her eyes, the deep hollows of her cheeks So breakable, this hu me what I want?"

"No servants I will show you hoorks What is so you desire? Besides a male," he hurried to add

"A shower" Offered with no hesitation "Without anyone watching me"

"A private shower," he said, then motioned behind her

Expression set in disbelief, she spun Mist began to thicken and take shape, until a shower stall stood tall and proud It was encased by slass, and had asped with equal parts pleasure and disbelief "Food," she said next, ier was anger at the center of the flame He wasn’t sure as

A pout curved herhappened"

"You ed, swiping over her lips "I want lobster us risotto, beef enchiladas, chicken-fried steak, brownies with frosting, brownies without frosting, blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice crea, and…and…and…"

Beside his intricately carved into its legs Next caant white tablecloth that perfectly conformed to its size The requested dishes appeared next, one at a ti bowls and perfectly arranged plates

Shaky lie, closed her eyes and breathed deeply, rapture consu her lovely features "I don’t knohere to start," she admitted

"Start at one side and work your way to the other"

She licked her lips "Are you hungry? Do you want anything? If so, I’ll need to summon more"

More? "No, thank you I will eat on the morrow" He never ate before battle, and he wasn’t quite done with his assignht Witnessing her delight, her passion and--what are you doing? "No one will disturb you"

She gave no reply, was reaching for the ice creah the mist When he turned back, that mist blocked her from his view--but as insubstantial as it seemed, it would hold her inside

He held out his hand and commanded the seams of the door to seal Only he would be able to unseal them Only he would be able to enter--or leave What’sthat happened outside her roo before him with every step Past his bedroo bay, where the fivea relative term, of course

Thane, Bjorn and Xerxes stood off to the side, together as always and soels, Xerxes lacked physical perfection He had long white hair he kept pulled back in a jeweled torque His skin ithout color, as though death had settled beneath the surface, with tiny scars forap, three lines Red eyes watched the world with an intelligence--and anger-- at the narled wrists and ankles like ivy, holding her in place with no hope of escape

Beside her stood the equally bound fallen angel Zacharel had brought heretrouble for the new queen of the Titans, and so Zacharel, who had been told to curry her favor, had to restrain hiels In the far corner, Koldo cleaned his hooked sword, seely oblivious to the rest of the world He had sun-drenched skin and black eyes as deep and fathomless as a pit of despair He also possessed a thick black beard and long black hair that hung down his back in s And because of his young age, his regenerative powers had not yet taken hold, so those wings had never grown back and never would Instead his shoulders, back and legs were tattooed with cris heNot that he ever complained Koldo was a man of feords, and those he did utter were deep, hoarse and soul chilling