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Rising to his feet, Caine covertly stepped back froiven the secret to unlocking the Were’s blood?"

"Don’t worry, Caine Soon you’ll be given the reward you so richly deserve," Briggs crooned, the cri "Don’t fail me"

There was a loud pop, and the Were disappeared

Caine didn’t hesitate Spinning on his heel, he darted back to the Jeep No way he aiting around for an encore performance

Glad he’d taken the doors out of his vehicle, Caine vaulted into his seat and raripped the dashboard as Caine thundered over a wooden bridge without slowing

"Are you okay?"

Caine shivered, the nasty cold still clinging to his skin

"Soon you’ll be given the reward you so richly deserve…"

He should be delirious He should be tap dancing on top of the freaking world

Instead he wished that Briggs had taken his daullible cur

"What I aaze "Do I need to scout a new lair? The Bahamas? Australia? The Antarctic?"

Caine had to ad and start over far, far away fro a pureblood

Then he gave a shake of his head "It’s too late to run," he gri left but to hope we can survive this fucking train crash"

Salvatore paced the floor of Harley’s bedrooo had left for hi to Hess’s recorded voice echo in his ear, he halted to gaze down at the black-and-gold bed that was still ru sex with Harley

Cristo, the wo of paradise

It was more than the raw, feral pleasure that exploded between theh his veins More than the relentless ache to keep his mate near

It was the simple, uncomplicated pleasure of a man who had just made love to the woman who filled his heart with joy

The scent of rich vanilla teased at his nose Salvatore turned to watch as Harley strolled from the attached bathroom, a white torapped around her slender body, her da to her bare shoulders

He snapped shut the phone and tossed it on the bed, hiding a saze to covertly slide over his naked for?" she deht to voice-’s happened to hi to hide his frustration He was the perfect exaave hiade of the living dead, orse than chewing on silver

"It’s i with his ability to control thehim down Ito appear nonchalant, Harleybeneath the co of Styx, what do you plan to do once he arrives with his Ravens?" she demanded

As always, Salvatore was fascinated by Harley’s odd co female reserve

Lured like a e of thewith a wet strand of hair that draped over her shoulder Instantly his frustration eased

"I intend to travel with theo"

"And then?"

"Is there a reason for your curiosity?" He leaned forward to plant a kiss just below her ear "Do you have plans forthe air

"Several"

"Several?" His tongue traced the line of her collarbone "I like the sound of that"

"Most of them include a muzzle and a silver leash"

"Kinky"

She pressed her hands against his shoulders, pushing hi deflate that oversized ego of yours?"

He grabbed her hand to pull it to hison the pad of her thumb

"Not when I have you in my bed"