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"How sad for you" One day a woman needed to put this man in his place Grind up his heart and scatter the pieces all over New Chicago The female population would be the better for it I would be better for it

"So tell ain, he didn’t sound concerned

That irritated her But only because it meant he didn’t want her as she’d supposed, so she wouldn’t be able to use his desire against hiood Did he bleed on you? Spit on you?"

"No"

"You’re sure?"

She laughed without humor "I think I’d remember" Unless she’d been asleep when he’d done it Her shoulders sagged "Why?"

"You’ll catch his disease if you come into contact with any of his bodily fluids"

A shudder rocked her Whether Devyn was telling the truth or not didn’t ht of possible conta to keep her distance from the imprisoned otherworlder She’d never been sick a day in her life, true, but that didn’t necessarily

"Tell er, barely leashed Devyn didn’t care about her escaping his clutches or who she slept with; he only cared about where she’d placed his enemy "You never should have taken hier"

She had no loved ones, no family or friends "Don’t worry I’ll tell you where he is After"

One of his brows arched in question, but he didn’t look surprised by her announcement After all, she’d already warned him "After what? I bed you?"

"Please," she said dryly

"Now you’re begging We’re on the right track"

She gritted her teeth, that burning pain flickering in her chest Stay calm "After you’ve taken me to Aleaha After you’ve answered ized for leaving me immobile on that street Only then will I tell you where Nolan is"

Now his brow crinkled adorably Wasn’t fair! Everything he did was a seduction A temptation "One, if you want to see your friend, you’ll pay my price Tould you want answers about vampires froize"

Deceptively casual, Bride leaned back on her elbows, placing her hands near her waist, where she’d stashed several other blades "One, you’ll take ain I shouldn’t have to repeat that one over and over Nor should I have to tell you that I will not be paying you anything Two, because you’ve clearly met a vampire before, and I haven’t And three, we’ll see about that"

Not surprisingly, he ignored everything she’d said "I like this new pose" His hot gaze perused her, lingering on her breasts, between her legs, perhaps i Or was that just wishful thinking on her part, idiot that she clearly was? When his eyes locked with hers again, his pupils were dilated, black overshadowing amber Perhaps not so wishful, after all "Lovely Stay justlikethat" Then he shrugged "Or don’t Whatever"

Argh! First he’d seemed to want her Then he hadn’t Then he had Now he didn’t again Which was it? "Let’s start with the easiest The vampires Who are they and where do they live?"

He traced a fingertip over the seaaze followed theto press into his "You’ve truly neverher this way? Making her crave things she shouldn’t? "I haven’t"

"Thather, he set his now-e"

By "here," did he o? Had vampires simply settled in another state? "Yes, I was I’ve never left New Chicago"

"A neist" He scrubbed two fingers over his stub-bled jaw, the very picture of intrigued male "Perhaps we can trade infora for you, I’ as you don’t ask me about the otherworlder"

"Oh, I won’t, pet There’s no need Not any at her "You’ll siht it by reflex alone and held it up to the light A necklace Obviously cheaper than Nolan’s with dull, scratchedfros "This belongs to Aleaha" She knew because she’d stolen it and given it to her one Christ glare at her tormentor "You have her" A staterioing to do with her? Which in turn raises another,to do with you?"

CHAPTER 7

Devyn had relished his words, every last one of the to do with her? Anything he wanted

First, Bridesher Then she pushed out a heavy breath, as if she were trying to calm herself down Then she narrowed her eyes at hi in their emerald depths

"Where is she?" Bride demanded Gone was any hint of her earlier breathlessness Breathlessness that could have sprung froet to that," he said smoothly

She wound the links around her neck, the motions jerky "What have you done with her?"

Devyn kicked his feet out, crossing them at the ankles Why, I sent her to a motel roo another rooet to that I believe I once mentioned that I only converse while naked"

Those lush red lips parted on a gasp, and he alhed He’d known he would enjoy this, but the depth of his enjoy he remembered, yet soShe was also a fighter by nature Proof: she’d hunted him doice Proof: she’d captured Nolan when he and Dallas had been unable Proof: she sat on the edge of his bed, the chains surely taunting her, but she didn’t run away<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>