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"He will listen," he snarled

"Okay, okay He’ll listen," she croaked, sucking in a deep breath as his grip loosened "But I’ if you release me"

His fury eased as he was distracted by the softness of her skin beneath his fingers and the scent of plu his nose

"Clever and beautiful," hehis hand so he could cup the ripe temptation of her breast

She made a sound of distress "Don’t"

Her reluctance only fueled his stab of lust "Does my touch repulse you?"

She shuddered "Yes"

"I can ave a s for it"

The emerald eyes flashed with hatred "Not even in a her "I have royal blood flowing through my veins I can’t be enthralled, vaht she was above him with her noble blood? He’d teach her just hoorthless it was "Such a proud imp"

He could hear the leap of her pulse as he allowed his powers to fill the cellar

"Stop" Her nificent eyes dilated with an uncontrollable lust "I"

He chuckled, running his tongue up and down his sensitive fang

Maybe a small taste wouldn’t hurt

"Yes, my beauty?"

A layer of sweat blooed at the hardened tip of her breast "Do you want me?"

"No" She squeezed her eyes shut even as her body tre"

He chuckled with cruel a his weakness as he deliberately altered his appearance In the distance he could feel his approaching guests and he intended to reveal the full glory of his neers

"Perhaps this shape will te "Open your eyes, Tonya"

Reluctantly lifting her lashes, she gave a gasp of shock as she caught sight of his features, which were now an exact duplicate of Santiago

"Shit," she breathed, but Gaius didn’t miss the increase in her pulse or the sudden shallowness to her breathing

Her arousal wasn’t entirely due to the lust that pulsed through the air

"Is this better?" He leaned down to savor the scent of her heated blood "Are you in love with your eroan renched from her throat as she arched toward hied

"You," she whispered, the chains rattling as she tried to reach for him "I want you"

He smiled at the sound of soft footsteps on the stairs

"You want Santiago?" he cooed

"Yes, please," she h her blood "Please"

He allowed his fangs to scrape down the curve of her throat "I told you I would "

"Bastard," a furious voice snapped from the doorway of the cellar "Leave her alone"

Gaius pulled back, but his gaze never strayed froo had to be re family the hierarchy had to be established

"But she is so happy to be with you," he o could see her pleading expression "She’s wanted you for a very long tio took a step forward, his fury a tangible force that beat through the cellar "She has no part in this Just let her go"

"I’ to hurt her," Gaius assured his companion "I only wanted your attention"

"You have it," he snarled

Straightening, Gaius allowed his shape to return to nor his lips

First the stick and then the carrot

It had always been his preferred style of leadership