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Jagr’s fangs lengthened as the footsteps edged toward his seeht was that there was no scent An impossibility without the assistance of a witch His second thought was that the intruder hadn’t bothered to close and lock the door

Freedoe of hope

There would be no escape until he’d dealt with the ene slowly toward hir silently measured the sound of the footsteps

Closer, closer, closer…

There was a stir of air as the intruder knelt beside hi he was dead, or at least incapacitated

It would be the last r allowed the bloodlust he’d so desperately tried to keep at bay to flow freely through his body With his strength muted by the dar"

The soft voice cut through the silence, but Jagr was past hearing His only thought was to kill the enemy so he could reach the door and escape

With a mover shot his ar his eneat the pale, beautiful face poised above hie alaraze flicker with a haze of red, obscuring the delicate features and drowning out the distress that clutched at his heart

Kill

He had to kill to be free

With a low roar, he surged to his feet, still holding his prey by the neck It was surprisingly slender As easy to snap as a twig

"Jagr," a voice rasped "It’s Regan"

Regan

The bloodlust faltered

That na captive closer, burrowing his head into the curve of her neck Nothing No scent No explanation for why he was halting his killing blow

"Jagr…please," the voice pleaded, a hand touching his face in with a soft, fa the creature as he struggled to clear his mind

Instinct howled for blood, but aneed

He knew this woed ainst the fierce desire to attack, Jagr wrapped his arr?" The woeous, or too stubborn, to rerowled in warning

"What’s wrong?"

"I…" He gave another shake of his head "Why can I not sreen eyes widened, then with a jerky rush she reached into the pocket of her too-tight jeans to reveal a small amulet She licked her lips as he tracked her everywith hunger He didn’t need to snize it

Careful to keep her , the female tossed the amulet toward the open door

Iht jash the crir felt a stirring of excitement deep in the pit of his stomach

"That scent," he breathed "I’ve smelled it before"

"Yes" With a frown she stepped forward, as if to touch hi that he was far fro would break inside him if he accidentally injured the wo in the air, the female stood perfectly still, her expression troubled