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Sian traced his shrieking captive to one of the seven great towers of Graven Once an aies, the decrepit top floor in this toould make an ideal prison

Forty chambers surrounded a central court and a broken fountain, yet no doors led into the castle

There were zero co stone, thick cobwebs from poisonous blood-meal spiders, and toxic fire vines

Those red vines forked out across the walls and covered the exterior of the tower as well If Kari tried to cliht, she'd be in for a nasty surprise

The only light ca volcanoes Shadows slithered along in constant motion

She squirainst him He'd been a teen when he'd seen her last, but now he responded as an adult de

Fighting harder, she twisted in his arms He didn't want to hurt her too badly--yet--so he released her, dropping her without care as he teleported to the other side of the courtyard

She bounced on the stone floor, dust and ash rising to blend with theher Sian was tempted to toss her in a bath

Coughing, she sprang to her feet, then sprinted froed from one room to the next

Each one had celebrated a different sexual facet If she could read the lurid De most of the walls, she'd probably expire He crossed his ar for her to discover the lack of exits

She finally slowed, stopping across the courtyard from him "Where have you taken

"To hell I a of it Do you remember me?"

"You are" She shook her head "I've never met you before, but I've heard of you You're the oldest demon alive, and one of the Morior"

She truly had no memory of him? "This tower is your prison and will be for the rest of your immortal life"

"Why would you keep"What have I done to be locked up in hell?"

"You will pay for wrongs done to s you and Nix no doubt have planned"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa Past life? You clearly have the wrong woman I'm not a reincarnate, and I don't know anyone named Nix"

He traced to her, cla her slim arm in his fist "And yet here you are" He teleported her to the tower balcony, a spacious stone terrace At the run-down railing, he gestured to the legions tee below

Freed from their punishe for the Vrekener battle, one that would never be But he could promise theions will catch you, and they will not oblige you with a death They'll keep you alive for their use"

The tips of her pointed ears flattened against her head

"If you wish to survive here, you will obey my every command Any hesitation to heed an order will be considered a refusal Any command only half obeyed will be considered a refusal Any lie will be considered a refusal Do you understand me?"

Her gaze narrowed Instead of shrinking fro, but had ht to take away my freedom and threaten me, Morior!"

"Might ht Now, answer me: Do you understand my commands?"

"I understand them"

He relaxed a fraction, until she added, "And I reject them"

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A jot demonic, Nix?

Lila watched the rage building in the king's expression as oneoff a track

His pronounced jaw clenched, and his wings unfolded in an ominous display They ed, like a bat's

How could this ani Insane was the only descriptor that applied to this demon

Feht over him?

He'd said nothing about Lila being his mate If he found out for certain she was a spy, he'd kill her

And as he harping on about a past life? Surely Nix would have told Lila if--

Or not Never trust a Valkyrie Lesson learned, bitch

"Any female with sense would show respect to her new , lean body tensed "Do not test me--I have eons of wrath at the ready"

While she had a lifetime of entwined fear and fury toward the Morior

All the things she'd given upall the nightmaresall the times she'd looked over her shoulder in terror