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Mirceo's lips thinned "I didn't take you for such an ascetic"

"All things being equal, I enjoy comforts But Poly affords few of them"

"You must've really wanted to stay away From me"

"Not everything is about you, leechling" But wasn't that a huge part of it?

"Then tell me as this penance was about"

"I wanted to get stronger and seek my fortunes" Before he'd left Abaddon, he'd vowed to Bettina: I will do anything--anything--so that I ain "I promised myself I would stay until I'd accuoals took me five centuries to achieve"

Glancing to the right of Cas, Mirceo asked, "Did you think of me?"

Some minutes less than others "Perhaps on occasion" Cas hadn't comprehended how much he would crave the simple companionship of their relationship until he'd lost it Always, he'd missed his best friend

But at night, alone in this cave, he'd found his thoughts turningdarker

Aside fro to the memory of their kiss, he'd conjured up filthy fantasies about Mirceo Cas would stroke hi with equal parts pleasure and frustration

He recalled the last one he'd indulged in here

Cas unlacing his breeches and ordering Mirceo to suckthe prince's gray eyes dancing as he dropped to his kneesusing the va Mirceo his cu Cas's cock

That fantasy had made him culminate so hard his back had bowed

Cas tugged his coat down to conceal his raging hard-on Gods alhty Filthy

"Only on occasion, demon?" Mirceo's words ripped Cas from his ht ofh the top one, his pale vaainst silken black

Mercy Those deft fingers had encircled Cas's shaft ainst Mirceo's own That semen-slicked clutch

"How long will you deny I'm yours?" Mirceo asked "You saw your pre-cum You know it's for me"

"And ould I produce pre-cunate you"

Irritation flashed in the vaood for? Because that was the last thing you were thinking about when you tagged every available feiveblood does"

Theinside Mirceo, the rew Frustration si without even a qualm?"

"You can't inate anyone until you break your seal, and you can't do that without me In any case, I've found a way for us to have children, even with me as your mate But you'll probably be too stubborn to listen"

"Tell me how that would be possible"

"We would use a donated egg for you--or us--to fertilize Mina said she'd happily carry a babe for us"

"So not only would she be trapped down there in Dacia, she'd be trapped and pregnant"

He stiffened "She's not trapped"

"Uh-huh You can't keep her shut away forever"

Mirceo's eyes flickered black with eeon before she ever leaves the protection of the realm"

Cas raised his brows

Mirceo released a breath "It's a sore subject Lothaire has been hinting around about sending her into the otherlands for education If she stayed in her s could go wrong If she lost concentration or grew too exhaustedor if Forbearers so every worst-case scenario At length, he said, "I'll take Lothaire's godsdamned head before he sends her away"

All the best with that, you rash young leechling Lothaire was ruest-lived vampires in existence--which meant he would be diabolically powerful

Canting his head, Mirceo said, "You feel protective of Mina already, don't you?" Ido "You can scorn me all you want, but you are her brother-by-fate now And she's thrilled to be your sister Your faer"

"Silver-tongued as ever," Cas said in an indifferent tone, but the va come from?"

"Balery, my uncle's concoctioness and oracle, has some"

"You expect ineer a pup of mine?"

"Yes Because I trust her"