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Narcissism peeked from a corner of her awareness More self-assured by the h the corridors of her mind Soon, it brimmed with possibilities To win the heart of a beast…was there a more ultirew positively giddy

No She would rather kill Brochan than work her wiles on him Fluffy couldn’t dine on his poisonous immortality What’s more, Viola didn’t want to win and crush him Which she could totally do If she tried, even a little He wasn’t worth her time He planned to lock her up

A shudder racked her Why not confess the truth? What harm could it do? “Your brother eeks away from a true death Without my aid, thank you When I took his ied his life I did you both a favor So I’ll hear your thanks now”

“You’ll hear my thanks Now” Flash He appeared directly in front of her, glaring as he claainst her throat The tips of his claws rested against her skin, and her pulse jumped He held her weapon at bay with his other hand

Of course, he’d doubted her Why wouldn’t he? They were foes of circumstance The very reason she hadn’t tried to explain her motives before this

“You would say anything to save yourself,” he growled

“Yes ,” she admitted, and he blinked as if startled “But truth reardless of your acceptance or rejection”

“How convenient for you, then, that this particular truth can’t be proven” He tightened his grip on her “McCadden loved you, and you betrayed him”

Had the Sent One truly loved her? Maybe Had he tee his fate another way? Definitely Every male she’d ever charht be a wee bit self-involved, but she had a lot of love to give Just ask Fluffy So, always before she siphoned someone’s immortality, she offered a loyalty test A lone question with a single correct response Throughout the years, she’d heard only wrong answers

“Countless individuals have lovedher chin “Should I cater to them all?”

Brochan caressed his thu a trail of war shivers “Do you feel a shred of reiven the chance”

No need to ponder her reply “You’d win that bet” To save Fluffy, she would do anything to anyone at any time

Again, Brochan blinked, her honesty a surprise He squeezed her throat, just enough to constrict her airways, and hissed, “Perhaps I should give you tofor you, and they crave your blood as much as the key Perhaps more so”