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There was nothing I could do Her need for revenge was like mine—insatiable

She turned away

I did the only thing I could “I’ll do it”

She slowly turned back to me, one eyebrow cocked

“I lost sight of what’s important I will do this”

Geralt gave a growl “She’s iven her to me”

I ignored him and kept my eyes on hers

She studied lad you’ve come around, Huntley”

The breath slowly leftin her cabin, but she would be in the bed and I would be on the floor No one would have to know

She turned to her guard “I’m sorry, Geralt I prefer to keep it in the family”

He sighed before he returned his sword to his hip and his shield to his back

She came back to me “Go”

I took the order like it was any other and prepared to leave

“And Huntley?”

I halted, my eyes on the bonfire

“I will check”

TEN

Ivory

I was back in the small cabin, the fireplace cold, the rew deeper and uglier There wouldn’t be another opportunity for escape until Huntley took me to assist him hatever animal needed my help, so I crawled into the fireplace and looked up the flue

It was really narrow, but I h…

The front door flew open, and the sound startledme bump my head on the stone “Ouch…”

The door shut

I crawled out and dusted my dirty hands on my breeches “A knock would have been nice”

It was Huntley In one hand was a tray of food, and in his other arm were a couple pieces of firewood He looked pissed off—like always He stared at et stuck and suffocate”