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Her eyes softened "I wouldn’t like that, either If it makes you feel any better, I have only tried this once before, and it did not result in the desired outcome" She frowned "I am not sure this would work, either Offhand, I can think of several legitimate reasons e shouldn’t mate"
"Like insanity?"
She looked alarmed "Are you?"
He winced, then said, "No"
Liar, the cat snickered
Go chase your tail, he replied
The wolance "I would not wish to cause anyone to break a sacred vow An exceptional man like you is probably le" When she looked relieved, his heart did another leap
"You ht have a disease you do not wish to--"
"No!"
"Or you ht be unable to do the--"
"Hell, no!"
Her mouth twitched "Then all that false bravado about ave hihtenmy mind So there’s only one reason left that I can think of" Her shoulders sluround "You find ?
Her gaze jerked up to ree?"
"Yes, but withthree conditions"
Her eyes narroith suspicion "What are they?"
How the hell would he know? He wasthis shit up as he went "Nuh" She sat beside his "I am Neona"
Neona He repeated her name in his head He liked the sound of it "Greek for ‘new nored his question "What is your second condition?"
"You have to untie me"
She winced "I don’t believe that is wise"
"How do you expect ive you ten claxes if I can’t use my hands?"
She scoffed "You were in jest"
"You think so? Untie , then pulled out the knife sheathed to her calf "I will not hesitate to use this if you hurt ave hih the ropes that bound his wrists
Once released, Zoltan sat up and, rubbing his sore wrists, watched her slip her wickedly sharp knife into the sheath strapped to her leg Her linen trousers looked worn and ragged along the heht, just like the leather moccasinlike slippers on her feet
Where did this woman live? Why had she attacked hiet to know each other"
A wary look crossed her face "I don’t see why that is necessary"
"It is I find you veryinteresting" Not to
She shook her head "I don’t think you need to know me in order to--"
"On the contrary I need to be in the et to know you"
"There is not much I can tell you"
"Do you have secrets?" He leaned toward her "Now you’re even et on with it? I’ short on time"
"Because Freddy will show up? Who is he?"
"A friend Winifred" After a pause, she added, "So she’s feathered that," he lish?"
She hesitated, her gaze shifting to the woods as she considered her response "Frolishman"
Zoltan’s mouth twitched She was as clever as she was beautiful "And where is this Englishman? Is he tied to a tree solanced at Zoltan and added, "To England"
He gritted his teeth Apparently, she still doubted his intelligence
"Do you know enough now?" She unfastened the ties on her breastplate "Shall we begin?"
He sed hard when she pulled off her armor The breastplate must have been hot, for her thin linen top was damp with sweat and molded to brsts that were sweetly rounded and firm "II’m not in thebulge in his pants
She frowned at hiroaned inwardly at the sight of her niles hardening in the cool air
You rulanced up at the cat What do youto kill you when she’s done
He flinched You’re lying!
She told me herself The leopard licked a paw Once she’s done with you, you’re out with the garbage
A chill ran down Zoltan’s spine Could this be true? Was Neona intending to kill hiht He couldn’t believe it He wouldn’t
And yet hadn’t she tried to kill him from the start? Was she so heartless that she could have sex with a man and then execute hih to change her mind?
He winced Perfor He’d be a fool to risk it