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Davian shook his head Fury tore through hile such an easy quest

Then again, no It hadn’t been easy at all Nothing ever hen it ca Jade Deville

Davian had coo, heart-stricken and tearful, and he’d been instantly entranced by her Though he’d maintained his distance, he’d watched her carefully that evening Had then studied up on the people she was close to and had learned as much as he could about her

He knew she’d once had a relationship with Michael Hadley that had gone sour So tonight, when Michael had moved in for a kiss… Davian had flinched and his horse, Thunder, had been inclined to let hi to anotherafter in the first place

One, she was e around hi he found her

Two, he had no idea what sort of power she possessed or how she’d obtained it, but so mystical built within her He had the keen ability to sense it, though he had no idea what the budding strength was or from where it stemmed

She didn’t practice Wicca, Morgan had already confirmed that But Davian had discovered one of Jade’s acquaintances worshiped ancient pagan gods and their rituals Yet Lisette Bordeaux had been bound by edict not to practice any sort of witchcraft This had been Davian’s ruling, when he’d instituted the regulation no demon could harm a human

In his al for de it i spells against the iht prevail

The war had caused too much destruction and had altered not only the face of the planet, but also civilization as everyone—hu of this century

In many ways, time had stood still after the last sweep of near human eradication The intent of the war had been to reduce the nunificantly, in favor of Davian’s kind Not completely wipe out the h modern advance he supported, leaving this new society with baser provisions that were essentially throwbacks to the 1800s, a simpler time he preferred

Davian, who’d turned two hundred years old back in 2019 when the war erupted, did not h-tech world He was old-fashioned that way

“Soan, elevating his need to deter with Jade Deville It was too da in the way

For fuck’s sake, if he didn’t stop feeling so territorial toward the hudom!

After taking another sip of the drink Sheena had efficiently refreshed, Davian said to Morgan, “I’e, but I don’t possess the ability to vaporize You’re going to have to continue your surveillance on Jade” It was more than that He simply couldn’t be objective when it came to this woman

Morgan said, “Of course, I’ll do whatever necessary And I will be much more careful in the future, your Majesty”