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Mirceo squared his shoulders "I'll holdyou for per you--on my op Perhaps I should invite another hunter?" He turned toward the entrance of the tavern

Making a sound of frustration, the demon traced in front of him "Even if we somehow breached the fortress, we'd still have to subdue the sorcerer, and Harea is not just some random Poly warlord I have ic, but until we shackle him, we're at risk"

"What powers does he possess?"

"He's the Sorceri King of Sand, which rain of it Trust ot a lot of ammunition on Poly And he's ancient--soreat pyramids"

"He sounds like a heavy-hitter Luckily, we are as well You're a five-century-old death deion of kills, and I' to be unstoppable"

"You're truly serious about this" Exhaling a long breath, Caspion said, "Fine I'll help you, saving your ass yet again"

Part of hireed "Excellent"

Pointing his forefinger at Mirceo's face, the demon said, "You do not speak to anyone there Do not look at anyone Do not touch anything"

"Yes, sir!" Mirceo said, fighting a smile "Any other commands?"

"Yeah Put on a fucking shirt"

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The winds in Poly could scour skin down to the bone Mirceo's bared chest wasn't going to cut it

Once the va black shirt, he flashed Cas his rakish grin "Do I pass muster?" he asked, all too aware of his sex appeal

Cas had seen him wield it like a weapon "You'll do," he said disrin "It's iht fro into noonday sun, so I'll trace you to a shelter first" The few bars there were filled with deadly beings--who could prove just as lethal to Mirceo as the sun--so Cas would have to take hiht have to wai

t it out"

More waiting on Poly? Just when Cas had thought he was free of that hellhole, he got sucked back in

Were they actually going to do this? Wasn't like they had a choice For a male who revered options, Cas had none--because Mirceo had behaved with such recklessness Expected, considering his age

Did Cas want that bounty? Of course But he also recalled how he'd felt watching Mirceo fight So ripped the vampire's arm, then teleported him to an isolated cave in the northern mountains of Poly

Cas released hiht chased away the glooh Mirceo's eyes

The area was spartan and organized with ear lined one wall Peat logs lined another The bed consisted of furs piled atop a raised shelf of rock Beside the nearby fire pit, s

Outside, the winds howled, whipping the flap of canvas that served as a door Caspion traced to the flap, peering out "It's night, but not late enough" He returned to sit on a trunk "We'll head out in an hour"

The vah the cave "Was this one of your camps?"

What insights into Cas's private life could a cleverat home sweet home"

"You lived in this dis's tone was aghast

"Unlike you, I don't need much" Cas was used to little

"Why did you leave gear here?" The va the lid

"Always good to have a bolt hole"

Mirceo's eyes widened at the trunk's contents "So h a couple

The vampire had promised Cas that he would read one day Cas had believed hi his ass off to learn He could even read Demonish

Would Mirceo notice that Cas had all the titles the prince had once read to him?

If so, Mirceo didn't rehter "What did you eat?"

"Whatever I could hunt" Reptilian creatures, mostly

"And fe pallet

How ined the vampire on those furs, there for his use? For ed sos to build a fire "Ferown in lockstep with his burgeoning strength, but he'd had few outlets for it "I was in that outpost tavern for a reason"