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He didn't ask how she knew that last part, didn't even seeister it "In the prison, ere th But during the breakout, all the Pravus captives had theirs re succubae hunted "
Chloe's lips parted "Did they?" Please say no
"Nay Because allies helped h a raised scar, resurrecting all Ruelle had done to me"
"How did you not kill ? When you scented what I was?"
He finally aze "My beast would never have let me It had accepted you It adores you Goddamn it, I want to adore you!"
"How could you ever?"
"I' in the past But you have to understand, I was like a puppet with Ruelle" Again his breaths shallowed "When I feel the effect of your strew, it unsettlesyour free will"
She couldn't hold back her tears as she said, "Then I' the scar open!" And they only had one more time before he was bound to her forever "MacRieve, I can't keep hurting you, can't let you take on o"
He fell to his knees before her, startling her "Doona say that!" Wrapping his arainst her chest He clutched her hard, sending new pain cascading through her "I know I'ht For you" When he nuzzled her neck, she felt e standing so I would always remember as done toit would fix ainst her, the ht for you, Chloe"
The pain was growing too intense, her vision di "How?" she bit out "Tell me what to do"
"I must have control of my own mind and body Can you no' free me? I'll come back to you, wo her face against his chest "I'll want you forever" His breaths rattled in his chest "Just let me do it on my own"
"I can't free you I don't knoould!" Those iy Black dots swirled at the edges of her sight "MacRieve?"
He drew back to gaze down at her face, his eyes widening "What's wrong, Chloe? Have you hunger?"
"No, I-I don't knohat's wrong There's pain"
"I was too rough with you yesterday" He laid a pal up? Does aught else hurt you?"
"My head God, my entire body aches Mybones hurt"
Voice gone low, he said, "Do they feel like they're slowly shattering from the inside?"
"Yes"
"Everything hurts you so badly, you canna distinguish areas of agony The pain in your head is blinding"
She nodded, the slighton a neave of dizziness "Please" Words failed her; she went limp in his arms
Just before her lids slid shut, she saw the building's walls collapse in an eruption of fla air shot over them
The cottage was no more
Chapter Forty-Five
Will leapt to his feet, Chloe unconscious in his arave a sharp howl "No, no! Chloe, stay with
His beast was rising, along with Will's panic
-Protect- "I want to protect!" he bellowed to no one He well remembered the symptoms of venom Why the hell would she have them?
All he kneas that this was somehow his fault
The witches could help her Surely He just had to get Chloe to theht back? Not to mention that mated Lykae did not fly under a full moon Fuck!
Worry stabbing at him, he whipped around, about to sprint to the keep-
Two succubae were standing not twenty feet away The pair he'd seen outside the wall at Glenrial
"Where the bluidy hell did you come from?" One looked to be in her er one wore a sword at her hip
His first impulse was to ward these tay from Chloe He hated succubae-but he was frantic to heal his mate
The older one said, "I'm Gisela, Chloe's aunt Her hter, Nieve"
Chloe had family besides Webb? She'd never spoken about her mother much Not that he'd asked about Fiore-because Will hadn't wanted to be reot her succubus nature from
All he kneas that Fiore had died when Chloe was still a baby
He turned to Gisela, who at least looked sy her eyes at Will Was that succubus actually carrying a weapon? "Chloe's taken ill" Between gritted teeth, he said, "Do youcan you help me?"
Gisela said, "She's very sick, MacRieve"
"How do you know my name?"
"All the Ubus peoples know of you and your brother, of the Woods of Murk" Just as he was about to ask how, she added, "And, I have to admit, I listened to what you told Chloe I did not know Ruelle, but you have ies in any case"
And pity-he could see it in her eyes! Fury raged inside hioddamned pity!" With Chloe secure in one ar at a tree "I want my mate well!"
Nieve murmured to her mother, "Didn't I say he was crazed?"
Gisela told Will, "She needs to coht be able to heal her"
"Go with you? You must be bluidy daft! I will never let this creature out of ht Do you understand me? Never!"
Nieve said, "Do you want our help or do you want her to perish in your arms?"
"Perish?" I canna lose her! "She's immortal now She canna"
Gisela said sadly, "I believe Chloe's dying"
He chuffed with fear My little mate"What will you do?"
"Take her to my home in the Ubus Realm I'm a healer, and I have medicine there Our portal lies just over there" She pointed to an area that looked like the rest of the forest
But now he could scent a difference The door to that plane was in his fking forest?
It made sense-that's where Ruelle had come from
And this pair expected hih that same portal? He'd heard that men ent to the Ubus Realm did not return
The least of his worries Could he trust these females with Chloe?
"MacRieve, I have a good idea of what's happened to her" Gisela held out her arms "Give her toin my power to save her"
An unbreakable vow
"There's not ht, then she'll sicken further with each nose her"
"Lykae are stubborn, ignorant creatures," Nieve said coldly "He won't do what's necessary to save her"
Will gazed down at Chloe She had her wee hand pressed against his chest Right over his heart "Why ive her to you?"