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And why now?

Shoving aside the questions that had no answers, Nefri focused her concentration on their shadowed surroundings With every step away froround beca from the thick layer ofaway froers in the swa the dense undergrowth as well as a dozen snakes that ht not be able to kill a vampire, but could certainly make one ill for a short period of time There were also a variety of demons who lived in the bayous, far away fro hazards that sloore on Nefri’s nerves Or the disco into the water that cae sensations that crawled over her skin, that made a shiver inch down her spine

"I don’t like this," she at last said, breaking the thick silence

"I can’t say I’m overly fond of the swa with the rabid locals," Santiago countered, his dagger slicing through a layer of Spanish"Can’t you feel it?"

He glanced over his shoulder "Feel what?"

Another shiver "It’s as if there’s a lingering echo of violence"

"Magic?"

"If it is, it has nothing to do itches"

"You’re right, this is far riression "Mierda It’s no wonder the hu the countryside with torches and pitchforks"

She so turned to battle a path through the stubborn vegetation "Stay close," he coo wasn’t easily spooked He’d been beaten, carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey, tortured, and taken to the edge of death more times than he could count

What was left to be afraid of?

Wellbesides the exquisitely beautiful woht mind would be terrified by a female who tied hi with desire

But the prickles of violence that hung in the air like a badas hell

And the fact that they were being followed by at least six glowing orbs that were dancing ever closer didn’t ease his tension

They had reached the middle of the shen the orbs shifted to block their path

"Santiago," Nefri warned,us since we entered the swae to shove her behind him She was not a female who needed protection, and she wouldn’t thank hi her authority Especially not with these particular dean to pulse and expand, taking on physical fore to pull out his sword No point in ratcheting up the tension until he was certain the des and claere far ht be

There was a surge of electricity, and then the glowing lights faded to reveal the six feeous, of course With long black hair and gray eyes that swirled with the power of thunderclouds, their naked bodies were leanly s on their backs Always formidable warriors, they used their beauty to distract their ene them doith the fireballs they could conjure fro unwarytheirseason Not that the males usually protested, he wryly conceded A Harpy in heat was ressive sex with no co treated as ashort of paradise

Santiago, however, wasn’t thinking about sex as the warriors studied hiray eyes Instead he watched them with a wary frown

"We follow you because you trespass in our territory, va the thick air