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"Warriors that can walk in the day?"

"A few"His tongue dreare of her collarbone "What else do you offer?"

Her knees felt weak "I learned to prepare a nuue stroked her racing pulse "Intriguing, but hardly worthy of a boon"

She paused, her hands unconsciously gripping the rough bark of the tree behind her It was that or gripping the va why she hesitated, Levet gave a low hiss

"Do not, Shay"

Viper pulled back to regard her with a searching curiosity "What is it, pet?"

"I " Shay sed back her unease "My father was a Lumos, the healer of our tribe His blood could cure all but death’

His eyes sloidened "And you?"

"His blessing was passed to h the dark eyes Curiosity? "A rare gift, indeed, but hardly necessary for an immortal"

Her hand unconsciously lifted to touch the spot still tingling from his lips

"Even immortals can be harmed My mother claimed that hy my father was killed His blood was used to save the life of a vampire"

"A vampire?" The curiosity deepened "You’re certain?"

"Yes"

"Strange mat I never heard such ru to dismiss it fro?"

"If if you are injured, I will freely offer my blood to heal you But only to heal you No occasional snacking" Her chin tilted "Do we have a deal?"

His features once again softened with that seductive aain," he corrected softly

"No blood unless absolutely necessary, and no sex"

"I do not need to bargain for blood or sex You will soon give theh"

He bent to sweep his lips over her ue Back and forth, with exquisite care, he rubbed his lips over hers An electric tingle followed his touch and before she knehat she was doing she had instinctively opened her

Only then did he claier it branded its way to her very heart

It was the sort of kiss wo, and utterly consu Her hands had actually started to rise to pull hi toward the shadows

"AhSantiago has accomplished his task Perhaps we should leave before whatever he loosened has the opportunity to eat us"

Hard to argue with that logic

Chapter Seven

Viper’s thoughts were distracted as they reached his estate outside Chicago

And not pleasantly distracted

He wouldn’t have minded a bit of be to his body like a wicked proh his body

It had been far too long since he had enjoyed that sort of distraction

This distraction ca powerful was hunting his Shalott Soht be ht made his heart clench with a fear he could not nahts clouded, he sensed a presence the h the door into the kitchen

"So out his aro, search the grounds and uests"