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"I like your style, demon"
Cas had just tipped his head back to relax in the wars when he heard that low voice above all the others in the bathhouse
He sat upright on the underwater bench and gazed over in that direction, peering through the stearay eyes stared back at him
The black-haired vampire? The ladies at this palace whispered that he was a prince of soenerous lover of both males and females He was a contradiction--a natural-born vanaled bloodlust
Fawning ad Cas?
"My style?" He ht free-for-all, an orgy with hundreds of i of cheap brew before returning to his home realm of Abaddon
To face his failure The first-ever hunt he couldn't complete
The vampire's expression was amused "I saw you in action earlier, sweetheart"
Cas's face war? As a demon well-versed in sex, he didn't blush "We do e can"
The prince laughed, the rich sound pleasing to the ear A lock of shoulder-length black hair fell over one of those gray eyes, and he sh his clean-shaven face was vaed with healthy color "A charmer, aren't you?" He had a thick accent Romanian? "Come join us"
Everyone in the bathhouse--ie chairs, in the water, even in the air--seee
What does he ith ood, thanks"
Gasps sounded from all around The prince's brows shot up with surprise Never been turned down before? With a slow grin spreading over his face, the va his way across the pool
Those deserted adht this attention? He was straight, which the prince would have gathered if he'd truly watched Cas in action
Instead of tracing, the vah the waist-deep water He looked to be a few inches shorter than Cas's seven feet Whereas Cas possessed a brawny build, the prince was leanly muscled
Other i a blue zalos dee table tweaked her nipples as she stared When the prince passed a ny warlock--she stretched just to brush her fingertips along his arm
Typical vanetiss within striking range A biological necessitycreatures in the Lore
Once he reached Cas, the prince stretched out on the narrow bench beside his, demon"
Cas inclined his head "What's brought you over here?" Into this darkened corner With me
"My cock" The vah the steam and water
Cas tensed "Pardon?"
"The ard thing has adown, he gav
e a woebegone sigh "If only it weren't so beautiful"
"Your ard cock was mistaken to point you in ht I'd say Already in this lie, Cas had lost his equilibrium and couldn't quite recover it
The prince raised his gaze "I', I' with you
"I desire only females, friend"
The vas "My own desires are not asrestricted But I have others who can sate those needs I didn't seek you out for a mere fuck"
He didn't want to fuck Cas? An odd thought arose: What does he find objectionable about me? "Then what do you want?"
"For now, I'll have your name"
He grudgingly answered, "Caspion" The otherout with--rowdy demons in Abaddon and fellow bounty hunters--seemed far less complex than this vampire
"I'm Prince Mirceo Call me Mirceo"
"Prince of what kingdom?"
"A secret one I'm afraid I can't tell you more"
Was this vah Cas's closest friend, Bettina, was heir to the throne of their demonarchy, he mistrusted the wealthy Bettina was the rare exception
Mirceo said, "Already I break the laws ofwith an otherlander"
Cas doubted the prince wanted only conversation They alant more He felt as if he lived two lives: his normal existence in Abaddon, and his shadow life filled with sexual exploits No one in his shadow life cared to converse with a demon like Cas "You joined me for a reason"
"Perhaps I seek the friendship of a fellow erotic connoisseur Tell me about yourself"
Why waste his time with me? Unlike the others here, Cas had little rown up on the streets, wearing rags, scavenging fro He'd had no naar
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The vampire must still think he had a shot at sex The two of them sat unclothed on a bench that see by even an inch, his bare thigh would brush the vampire's "I meant what I said, prince I appreciate your interest, but I don't return it"
"My interest at present is in your mind, Caspion I've a vampire's curiosity, and your behavior fascinates me Answer a few of my questions, and share some drink with me" He waved for one of the servers
"My mind?" Cas couldn't keep the disbelief out of his voice All but illiterate, he could only read the words s
"Yes, your mind"