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“And it’ll be excruciating for you”

She stared up at Darien His expression was a couered one

“What does itI’ed by fear and famine and fatality, as much in the pre-war years as in the post-war ones Your kind doesn’t suffer the same trials and tribulations as humans”

His teeth ground together for a moment before he said, “We have our own crosses to bear Demon life isn’t all roses and sunshine”

The hard edge of his tone caused Jade to take his word on that

“At any rate,” she said, getting back to the issue at hand rather than drowning in his glowing aifts I showed you today are the ones I’ve always had Nothing new here, other than a heightened sense of knohen so me”

Darien frowned “This is definitely a neer I’ht,” he contended “I’nal now”

They both seemed to draw the same conclusion in the next instant

“Da said as he pounded a fist on the desk “I sense the power around you, but it’s not co from you It’s someone else atches you, someone else who stays close to you Someone I haven’t detected”

Fear slithered down her spine “If it’s not just you keeping tabs on me, then who?”

“A very determined demon But what does he want from you?”

Chapter Four

Darien’s mind raced Why would a dedom?

No Their allegiance never faltered Granted, the vampire who’d allowed Jinx to experiment on him had stepped beyond a reasonable boundary, but the accord had been ly taken the risk

Soer was at play when it came to Jade And he had to find out what it was If neither he nor Morgan had discovered what followed her, but had sensed the evil around her, that would likely make the stalker another wraith