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He pursed his lips "Well, I suppose I could consider a enerosity of my heart" He sent a raspberry toward Tane as the vaoyles "And our introduction was not under the best of circumstances"

"No" She cleared her throat "I suppose that Caine’s been captured and his lair overrun with Weres?"

The tiny demon snorted "The last I saw of Salvatore he had rescued Harley and they were fleeing froy minions were in pursuit"

Laylah sucked in a sharp breath, her heart slaainst her ribs So Caine ay from his lair and obviously distracted

She would never have a better opportunity

"Can we save the re?" Tane abruptly intruded into their conversation "Levet, get over here"

They turned to watch as Tane decapitated one of the vampires just as the one he had knocked out earlier came to his senses and rose to his feet to barrel across the cave

"Surely the hty Charon does not need assistance to deal with three scrawny vaed to yank the vaer deep into the attacker’s chest

"Not if they’re busy draining a oyle," he muttered

"As if I would allow such nasty creatures to touch me" Levet wrinkled his snout "Mon Dieu, they sraves"

Tane flashed his fangs at the tiny gargoyle "Then do sonificent fireball spell," Levet offered "Although there was the teeniest trouble the last tiht have been a er from the vampire’s chest and pointed it toward Levet "No fireballs"

"There is no need to bellow" Levet sniffed in offense "Either you want my help or you do not, please make up your mind"

Laylah forced her attention away froh he was injured from dozens of wounds, it was obvious he would soon be done with his attackers

"Thank you, Levet" She patted him between the horns "I really arowled low in his throat, grasping the reround as he turned his attention to Laylah

"What do you think you’re doing?"

"Leaving"

"Now?" "Yes"

"You intend to abandon lanced toward the two disintegrating vaain, struggling to escape Tane’s crushing grip

"Do you think I’h to wait around so you can forcethat perilously close to aht you chocolate cake" His black brows lifted "It was homemade"

It had been delicious German chocolate with fresh coconut and pecans …

She shook her head,toward the entrance to the tunnel "I don’t care if the cake was orgas exterasave hi she didn’t notice the sizzle of heat that raced through her blood Stupid vampire snoring Tane’s bellow and Levet’s flurry of French protests, Laylah charged through the darkness, knowing she asting her energy unless she caet out of the tunnel

And she had to do it before Tane finished off the last of the boneheads who’d been stupid enough to attack hi a curve, she skidded to an abrupt halt What was that? A breeze? Her hand lifted to her cheek Yes, definitely a breeze And the air was fresh Whichnearby

Her heart was pounding so loudly she wouldn’t have been able to hear a train approaching as she scrath to crack open the s

It would all be a hell of a lot easier if she could just shadoalk, but it was difficult enough to crack open the stone of the tunnel until she rested, let alone rip a hole through space

That was soame to try

She choked on the clouds of dust that filled the air, her eyes watering as a shower of rocks pelted her on the top of her head Thethe yuh the narrow opening

For a heart-stopping rasping a nearby clu and covered in dust, Laylah crawled away fro away the blood that dripped frorass and catch her breath, but she forced herself to her feet and jogged over the rolling field

For the ht have outardless of how arrogant, would dare the sun that threatened to rise at any minute But he wasn’t stupid, and he already suspected she’d deliberately led him away from Caine’s lair

He would use the tunnels to return there

Thankfully she had a straight shot back to Caine’s, while the tunnels twisted and turned, forcing Tane to travel almost twice the distance