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MacRieve fought with such seething ferocity, just as he had the night at the assembly - when she could have aded into thefists and elbows Once he'd finally separated the

MacRieve turned his head, spit blood, then grated, "The witch is mine" Before she could react, he'd bounded up the rocks to where she stood He snatched her tight to his side, laying his massive hand on her nape His lips were drawn back fronashed his teeth in turn

"Coain, and I will destroy you" At that he si her over his shoulder and started across the pools to the other side of the jungle

She pounded her fists on his back and kicked to be freed "What the hell are you doing?"

"Aye, thrash about If anyone's foolish enough to follow ht of that'd be sure to stop them in their tracks"

Re up for all to see, she stopped her struggles "Where are you taking me?" she demanded

"Somewhere private" He leapt over an entire branch of the river, asp, then added, "We've matters to settle between us"

Mo falls cascaded over her back He shook his hair out withouta step, so wolfy

Not another cave!

Onewith a de hauled about like a Neanderthal's prize into the dark once more

But as he continued in, deeper and deeper, there ca down How? She craned her head up He'd taken her to a cenote - one of the sinkholes in the area, with a clear pool at the botto that they were considered sacred to the Maya

When he dropped her to her feet inside, he snapped, "Understand, you will no' ever go about dressed like this As a la you another sodding cloak!"

Her awe at the beauty of this place iftly replaced by ire "You are crazed"

"Mayhap, but it's plain as day that you're no' like other females, and you canna dress as they do"

"What are you talking about?" she cried