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He kissed his way to her zipper Barrier He couldn’t al ow a barrier Another rip, and the pants were gaping open just like the panties Then he was peering down at her, at a tiny triangle of pale curls, the rest of her pink and glistening His

Ready

Liiick Holy hel , he thought again Nothing had ever tasted this good

Another cry left her, this one hoarse and broken She released hi Surprisingly the dehtly, the pul on the

The door handle rattled

Amun was dimly aware of the possible intrusion but unconcerned Liiick Heaven and hel wrapped in te hiain

This tiht in his head

Someone meant to enter his bedroom Friend? Foe?

Didn’ther

The intruder would pay for that Painful y

Haideedisquiet, because she opened her eyes and said, "What are you--" Her asped in horror "Your eyes They’re co"

What she didn’t say: deht his name was, and had claimed she would shield him from Hunters But this must be her first true confirmation

There was no tilass shard froht, the spike of glass under the pil ow already pal as another rattle sounded

An instant later, the person on the other side decided to take things to the next level Wood split froely kicked, the vanity in front of it skidding to theStrider strode inside, knives in both hands Al the deotten, rushing back to the surface Tor… that had nothing to do with the deuard He would safeguard the girl Her taste was stil in his mouth, and he needed more Stil had to have , that thought rong, but he couldn’t banish it

Instinct demanded; he heeded Go! he mental y screamed at the warrior, but Strider didn’t hear him Or didn’t care

When Strider spotted Amun and Haidee on the bed, lower bodies stil twined around each other, he blinked His jaw even dropped And if Amun wasn’t mistaken, there was a flicker of fury over his expression

Wil safeguard, A at his friend No rowled to Haidee "What the hel did you do to hi in and out of her lass shard she held had already sliced through skin, blood dripping to the floor She barely noticed the sting or the loss

Without her there to cushion hirunted, but she paid hiet him out of this fortress alive

And shit! This shon couldn’t have happened at a worse tih her veins, thick and heavy, dul ing her reactions and hted with rocks Her chest felt hol owed out, and her s, but her mind was as clouded as if she’d popped a dozen different pil s, a mix of sedatives, stimulants and aphrodisiacs

She could only blame Micah His kisses had been CPR to her soul He’dand every one Common sense had abandoned her So had survival instinct

She’d never ignored her survival instinct before Al she’d been able to think about was his God, she could fly apart si about that heady caress In seconds, he’d reduced her to an ani had mattered but sensation

Now isn’t the tiht shot into the hal way Either she or Micah could run, but not both One of them had to deal with the demon

Hopeful y Micah would understand what she wanted hi in here on your own," she said to taunt the Lord into an e their tier made him easily distractible "You ready to die?"

For once, he didn’t react His gaze darted froe, concern and disbelief

Micah didn’t ? Damn it If he would ht her Micah was simply too weak to see to the battle hie Defeat but closed it with a snap She’d chal enged hi their trek Bet you can’t catch ht her, pissed beyond iination Bet you can’t just stand there while I stab you He’d let her stab him And rather than pass out from blood loss, as she’d hoped, he had then returned the favor He’d stabbed her thigh to keep her fro while he healed