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Voice hoarse, the demon said, "Why have you come back?"

To get claimed Mirceo had prepared his body for Caspion, and he had a vial of lubricating oil in his pocket "Tonight is the hunter's moon--incidentally, my mate and I are hunters--and I have a date with him" He'd decided to bond with his ht all of his demon's senses with food, spirits, and spectacle

They would drink and be ether After Caspion claimed him, Mirceo's anxiety wouldn't arise Obviously

Just don't look at his neck Ignore your throbbing fangs If he fed froht now, they'd both co the deht, Mirceo needed to keep hie

"This isn't a fucking game! I could kill you for this Do you doubt my resolve?"

"No Nor do I doubt mine One more time: I don't want anyone but you" Even in their very first , Caspion had revealed hints of vulnerability After experiencing his mate's past, Mirceo knehy The demon did lack faith in himself, would think hiht "I could have gone out for the last few nights and bedded others, but I had zero interest" Keep things light "Though I do ad like a fiend" He held up his palms "I'm surprised I don't have blisters"

A lol left the de for calm, he released Mirceo

"Ad for me Mirceo had known it Who could resist him when he turned on the charm?

"Part ofon the wall"

Mirceo refused to get dragged into an argu of whichI believe you've added to your collection of holes Since this place is now half mine, lay off" He tapped his chin "But I do think we should reside in our clifftop villa most of the time"

Caspion see to see my memories sooner or later Until you do, you won't knoell enough to e your mind I won't have you use that as an excuse in a few centuries to take some kind of break"

"You assume I haven't already dreaed to doze for a fewthe one of Caspion's ainst Trehan

Mirceo had relived every horror The fractured bonesthe iron spike breaking off in the back of his head, lodging into his brainCaspion's own people cheering for a

Trehan had disgraced him in front of an entire society How could the dee? Even Mirceo had awakened from that dream with the need to rip out his uncle's throat

Cross that bridge e come to it "Maybe I know you inside and out, Caspion And here I stand"

The deot the sense that he'd just passed so you one last chance to leaveat himdifferently

Was the deods, let hiout on a date I have a surprise destination for you"

Menace in his bearing, Caspion circled hi me too far, vampire"

Mirceo pivoted to keep hiht "As you asked of me, I considered all the ramifications of this relationship Now you will do as I ask"

"What are you talking about?"

"Tonight you'll treatback Anytiet dressed I'

you out to celebrate in advance"

The deether "Celebrate what?"

Mirceo laughed "Didn't you hear? I'ht"

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Cas fumbled to lace his pants, his nerves shot

Taking on a legion of Wendigos? A walk in the park But this

He would soon claim his mate Forever

Cas had stopped trying to resist the irresistible, to deny the undeniable At last, he would lose his de point--with his best friend

After he'd changed into his fine leather breeches and an embroidered tunic--de out at the sea, his heartbreaking face lit by the full hunter's moon

E a thousandfold Mine

Mirceo turned to hirin, lean and sexy in his thin leather trench and pants that molded to his every muscle No shirt, naturally

But Mirceo's grin faded "Gods alht"

Cas, no stranger to others assessing his looks, felt his cheeks heating His blush reminded him: "Do you not want todrink from me?"