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"That poor child," she breathed

"Laylah, don’t," Tanekiss over her furrowed brow "For now there’s nothing we can do but protect Maluhia and trust that Jaelyn will eventually send word of her whereabouts Once we have Ariyal in custody he should be able to locate his hed So many ifs

If Jaelyn was still with Ariyal If the Sylvermyst could be forced to reveal the location of his fellow fey If Sergei was still with the crazed Tearloch If the babe was still …

She griht For now there was nothing they could do

Instead she turned her thoughts to a suspicion that had been nibbling at the edge of her mind

"Was it just me, or was there a weird vibe between Jaelyn and Ariyal?"

Tane griive anyone a weird vibe" "I’ his opinion of the handsoant Sylvermyst "Jaelyn is a hunter"

Laylah lifted her brows "What does that mean?"

"She’s been hired to capture the Sylvered "She won’t let anyone interfere in her duty"

She shook her head at his smooth confidence Typical of aher hand, she trailed her fingers down the length of his stubborn jaw

"I see re would be allowed to interfere in your duty"

Grabbing her hand, he pressed her fingers to his lips "I discovered there are soer that ss?"

With a swiftflat on her back, Tane’s large body pressing her into the soft mattress Gently he framed her face in his hands, his expression so tender it made her heart ache

"You, Laylah," he said, his voice husky "You and Maluhia There’s nothing in the world more important than you and I will devote the rest of my life to your happiness"

A ridiculous flood of tears filled her eyes at his soft words Dairly

"Oh"

Tane stiffened "Why are you crying?"

She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, anxious to reassure hi that I lost hope that I would ever find a place to fit in, let alone that someone would ever love me," she confessed

"I love you with a desperation that terrifies roan he buried his face in the curve of her neck "If anything ever happened to you…"

"Nothing is going to happen to me," she hastily interrupted She adored this vah to realize he would have her and Maluhia living in a virtual prison if she allowed it "We’ve already proven we can survive whatever fate throws at us"

"I suppose you have a point," he grudgingly conceded, his lips stroking down the neckline of her fli in silent encouragement "Besides, our days of adventure are at an end Fro to live in secluded peace"

With an ease that never failed to astonish Laylah, Tane had her nightgown tugged over her head and flying across the room It had barely hit the floor before he had her breasts cupped in his hands and his thuht buds of need

Now that was the kind of skill a woerie of vaoddesses that wander through this lair," he said dryly

She slowly s the bitterness that had plagued her for so long

"Our fae and dysfunctional family"

"The best faht her nothing else, it was that sharing blood didn’t

"H nipple "If you say so"

For a minute Laylah was lost in the sheer pleasure of his touch When she was in Tane’s ar mattered but the stor thought of faaze

"Speaking of farowled, his fangs flashing and his eyes s "Has Uriel contacted you?"

He senuine concern Her er, but she was anxious to have her rescued

"Not in the past few days, but don’t worry, he won’t give up until he has rescued your ht her to you Uriel is …"

She frowned as his words came to an abrupt halt

"What?"

"I’m not entirely certain," he ado and his poas considerable, but nothing co?"