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"We will figure it out" Huskily said, softening expression

How? she wanted to ask again, but didn’t No telling when Amelia would return Their privacy was li for solutions they would never find

Apparently, Zane did not either

"Climb on top of ine"

To her surprise, she obeyed without hesitation, eager, straddling his waist His eyes closed, and he arched up I inside her

Yes, she thought Yes She would like that Wanted that She i inch by inch and moaned A few times, the act had felt pleasurable rather than painful, but those ti in sha males, even for a moment?

This time, however, there was no shaood?"

"Yes"

"I’lad Would you like me to--"

The entrance to the tent flapped, and Amelia strode inside "Well, vampire I have decided--" Her eyes widened, and she stopped "Nola? What are you doing here?"

Nola juh burned She wanted to screaue One question had been answered, at least Others could see her "Hello, Amelia" Did she sound as breathless to the warrioress as she did to herself?

"We thought you were dead"

"You thought wrong"

A to Zane, then back to Nola "Either way, you will move away from my slave If you wanted hih to return and fight for him"

"I do want him for myself"

"Too late"

No It wasn’t She refused to believe that

"Nola," Zane said, and there was a warning in his tone

A warning of what? Nola didn’t face him, but squared her shoulders and forced her expression to harden "Well, I ae you for the vampire"

CHAPTER FOUR

"HURRY! SHE’LL RETURN any moment, and she’ll have others with her Perhaps the entire army"

Zane watched as Nola tried and failed to jerk the head of his chains from the iron pole they were attached to, a pole that was anchored deep in the earth As before, her fingers h the object

His shock had yet to diht to help hie you for the vampire--his captor had stor to the A Nola imprisoned

No He would not allow that

She was his

Earlier when she’d apologized to hi her voice It had been desire Then she’d climbed on top of him without any uncertainty, had moaned when he’d arched into her He hadn’t been able to feel her, but oh, just the thought of doing so had been enough for him He’d never craved a feht her?" he demanded "You cannot hurt her, and she cannot hurt you" Thank the gods He would rather endure an eternity of slavery than watch this woht her Well, I did, do, but know I can’t I just wanted ti there?" She peered down at hi wildly around her delicate face "Fight free!"

So lovely Everything he’d craved these many ether--was now being offered to hier did he feel cursed Never had he been so blessed

He couldn’t feel her? So what Being with her was more important

"You will come with me? If I escape?" he asked

"If I can, yes I want that ain, there was no uncertainty There was even a flicker of hope in her ht about this change in her?

Would she change her mind if she knew of his past?

Deain that he could cover his ears

"Zane, darling What’s wrong?"

Don’t tell her Don’t ever tell her "Nothing" She would run fro," Nola said She tapped on his chest, just above his heart "Here Tell me why"