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"Listen carefully, warrior" Unforgiveness outlined what he wanted Koldo to do, leaving no detail to chance "You have one day toon your own, but just enough time to do what I desire After that, I kill the females And do not think you can swoop in with more soldiers and save theate, and my spies would alert me Do not think to sneak back in yourself, for I would sense you Do not think to warn Zacharel, for you will now be traveling with my minion Ditch the minion, and the females die"

Lead settled inside Koldo’s stomach as each of his options was syste" Once again Unforgiveness was grinning "Do we have a deal or not?"

CHAPTER THIRTY

ZACHAREL SNUGGLED ANNABELLE close Finally her hu But then, he’d doneher to the stars, as close as he could get her without allowing the at the curve of her neck When she treed direction and took her to a beach to watch the sunrise and bask in the war the first hour, she ithdrawn During the second, she was stiff as a board Through it all, she was quiet He’d gotten used to the way she spoke her mind He missed that, and wanted it back

Now they were inside another hotel roo each other in He’d live in rented roo to keep her safe and happy This one was bigger than any of the others, cleaner, nicer

"Sweetheart," he said

"Yes"

Finally, a word from her

"You know I desire you, whatever your form"

"I… Yes"

"Do you re with you?"

Another yes, though this one was barely a whisper

"That hasn’t changed I will Starting now"

Her eyes flared with shock "But we’ve already done everything! And you really want me? Now?"

She did not know, after all "Now And always"

His deterave her pause "But I’m…hideous"

Patches of demon scales still remained, yes "You are lovely no s need to be repeated" Proving that had been the point of tonight’s excursion, and it was clearly time to step up his efforts

"How can you say I’m lovely? You hate deing her to her feet beside hiainst his chest He walked her to the wall, pressed her close Her tre from him than the chill of the plaster, he suspected

He slid his hands down her sides, her hips, and latched onto her wrists He lifted her arms and flattened her palms over her head

"Leave them there" A command, and when he released her, she obeyed

He stripped her, then caressed her until she wasuncontrollably, until the curve of her spine was pliant, until she was trying to ainst hi his breath to fan over her The heat she threw off…farhiainst her ear, he whispered, "Did you like being with me?"

"Yes" Said on a broken ain"

"Oh, yes"

He traced each of her ribs before dabbling at her navel "I told you that you would never have to beg edsome more" He needed to know her desire was as potent as his own