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His gaze briefly skiainst the desk, a thunderous scowl on his face, before shifting toward the female creature who stood in the center of the rooh him Christ She was as tiny as a human child with delicate features At the moray hair pulled in a long braid that hung down her back
It would be easy to dise that s eyes And, oh yeah, the razor sharp teeth that were obviouslyflesh
And of course, there was the power
It beat against hiestured for Tane to approach with a gnarled hand "This is the Charon"
Her voice was low, hypnotic
"Yes, h the words hadn’t been a question
She watched Tane halt directly before her with an unblinking gaze
"I aed a stiff bow "Tane" Ah the dark eyes "Yes, I know" Tane sed a curse The Oracle could read his ave another lift of her hand This one in dismissal "We will speak alone"
"As you wish" Styx readily headed toward the door, although he paused long enough to send Tane a warning frown
Right Like he needed a reminder not to poke the lethal rattlesnake with a stick
Waiting until Styx had shut the door behind him, Siljar folded her arhty vauess why"
Tane sent her a puzzled frown "Mistress?"
She sht with a set of pearly whites that a shark would envy
"I have evolved beyond the weaknesses of the flesh, but that does not otten the temptation" The smile disappeared as fast as it had arrived "Still, you have interfered in Commission business and that cannot be tolerated Are you acquainted with Cezar?"
Tane gri a slave to the Co a potential Oracle
"Not personally"
"You should make a point to meet him," the demon informed him "He can tell you what happens to vampires who taste of forbidden fruit"
Tane bent his head "I will accept whatever punishment you feel appropriate, but Laylah is innocent"
"She is an abo out the electricity and shattering a laritted
She faced hiht and outweighed by two hundred pounds
Of course, she could probably toss his ass against the ith a flick of her finger
"It is not the fault of an Urlenal de near theerous"
"She is unstable, like all Jinn ue only to snap shut as he remembered the Oracle could see into his mind She would already know that Laylah had accidentally killed the cur in Hannibal It ht have been self-defense, but it still proved she couldn’t control her powers
Without thought he sank to his knees
Screw pride
He had to do so exterminated "Please," he whispered
There was the rustle of the satin robe as Siljar stepped forward "You would plead for the female?"
"Yes"
"You are not mated" She peered into Tane’s eyes that were nearly level with hers "Not yet"
Not yet?
Okay Tane quickly filed away that potential tis not to think about
He bent his head, doing his best to look humble Not one of his finer talents
"I only ask that she not be destroyed without being offered an opportunity to prove she means no harm"
The dark eyes narrowed "She makes you vulnerable and yet you would protect her Fascinating"
More like suicidal, but he couldn’t seem to stop the insanity
"May I ask what you intend to do with her?" he de his point "What we intended to do fro" "But…" "Silence"