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She didn’t knoho, if any of the the horse and pony cart, but Lloyd and Kief aiting for them They piled in, Ranon and Shira on the driver’s seat while she and Gray shared the back bench seats with the Scelties
They piled out again in front of the Queen’s Residence The silver twins headed back to the stables with the horse Ranon and Shira headed around the back of the house while Gray grabbed Cassidy’s hand again and headed into the house
Ranon and Shira hadn’tto spend the night there Probably just as well, considering the way Gray hustled her up the stairs and into her room
He took her in his arms and pressed a soft kiss on her temple—a kiss that trembled with tenderness as well as the violence inherent in a Warlord Prince
“Cassie,” he whispered “Let me love you Let me be your partner in this dance”
She shifted enough to look at his face, to look into his eyes The Fire Dance had burned out as left of the scarred boy he had been Afor her answer
“What about Lucivar’s rules?” Not that she gave a daht now, but she had to ask while she could still think
“A useful leash that kept us both safe But a man doesn’t need so to do with Lucivar Not anymore Just you and me, Cassie Now it’s just you and me”
“Yes,” she said “I’ll take you as my partner, as my lover”
“Cassie” That was all he said All he needed to say
Soft Sweet Hot Hard They touched and tasted, learning each other’s bodies as sweat-slicked skin slid across skin He surrounded her—and she surrounded hiht her up and over the crest a final tied
Gray woke instantly, his ar over Cassie as he listened for whatever had snapped him out of a sound sleep
Nothing And yet,soment
He slipped out of bed and pulled on a robe Whatever he was sensing wasn’t in this room
He reached for the door that opened onto the hallway The scratchy, de faded When he stepped back fro returned
He probed the roo to the killing edge as a natural response to a potential threat to his Queen
Thatso wasn’t in Cassie’s room and it wasn’t beyond her room either That left
He slipped into the adjoining bedroom His room
A glint of light near the dresser caught his attention Despite the scratchy feeling, he sensed nothing dangerous, so he walked over to the dresser, then used Craft to forht
He stared for a long tie Then he extinguished the witchlight and went back to Cassie’s room
“You okay?” Cassie murmured when he slipped back into bed
“I’m fine” He wrapped an arm around her and kissed the sweet spot on her neck “Go back to sleep, love It’s early yet”
She dropped back into sleep instantly, but he didn’t He waited until there was enough daylight; then he went back to his rooiven him