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Mateo kept kissing her, his hands clutching her against his body, his lips finding her cheeks and her throat It was al carried away by soed in so long; no doubt that hy Elizabeth laughed softly before kissing his ave by far the most power to the witch she … or he … was bound to But any witch’s spells would gain strength if cast in the proximity of another’s Steadfast Elizabeth would keep Mateo by her side from now until her death Perhaps he would die with her That had a sort of poetry--dying with the last of the Cabots in her ar he would hear it in Nadia’s voice, that even now he looked down and saw Nadia’s face The illusion was only for hi saw her as herself, knew that it was Mateo Perez and Elizabeth Pike in a passionate embrace But that let her make the illusion even"You andhe looked, how nervous and hopeful "Yeah" Mateo sed "We need to talk about hoe can use the info we’ve gotten to go after Elizabeth--"

"There are other things we could do" Elizabeth kissed his neck, and kneould follow her no o over all of this Make our final plans against Elizabeth That’s e’re really doing here At least, it’s e’re doing first Right?

Still, so about the way Nadia had kissed him--as if she wanted all of hiht end toht

His hand tightened around Nadia’s He’d always thought of her as having such sers so long they seeo?" he whispered They were halfway down the beach by now; Gage’s party was only a few flickering lights on the horizon behind thelance over her shoulder "I know a place"

A stray thought wandered in: Why aren’t we going to her house?

Her father and brother were out of town Obviously that was their best chance at having privacy as long as they wanted--to talk and plan and--anything else, all night long--

He sed hard

But they alking in exactly the wrong direction to go to Nadia’s home, and besides, if that here they were headed, she would’ve said so

Maybe he should suggest it "Want to go to your house?"

"I have a better idea" Nadia stepped closer to him Funny--she was a little taller than he’d realized, too Maybe his feet were sinking into the sand She kissed him, slow and deep, and for a few moments all his worries were very far away When at last their lips parted, and he was gasping for breath, Nadia said, "Bind yourself to me"

"I’ his hands around her waist