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"Go now," she told Lanthe "Be ready to shut the portal

directly behind us Once I capture him, report my success to Omort Loudly In front of all the fools at court" "Will do Go get 'eone, Sabine devoted her full concen-tration to hiht appear drea heavier in the sky Brows drawn in con­fusion, he started toward her

She could see hi hair, and over the ht and clung to her brsts When he peered hard at the outline of | her jutting niles, he ran a hand over his an sauntering along the road away froht?"

She turned to him but continued to step backward toward the trap

"I won't hurt you" The demon hastened after her "Do you have a car out here?"

"I need your help," she told hi her I damsel-in-distress act

"Of course Do you live near here?" Finally, they I neared the portal's edge

"Need your help," she said onceI behind what appeared to be aby the water's I edge, but was actually an illusion within the dungeon

He joined her there-and Sabine sensed the portal g closing The trap had worked, and he'd never felt a thing I

"I have to get to the city," he said "But then I can I coaze flitted over the deep I scar on his face--the first time she'd seen it this close

He noticed and see for her to react

The scar didn't bother her as ainst hiined He wasbetter And if she looked at those intense eyes long enough, she could alet what he was When she arched closer to him, he drew back, suspicion in his expression

She hastily said, "Helphands in hers, she kissed it with s lips, then placed it over one of her brsts

As if he didn't realize what he was doing, he cupped her flesh with a growl

"This is what I need," she ods know that I want to give it to you, right after I've settled-"

"I need it"-she took his other hand and placed it on her inner thigh-"now"

He squeezed her breast and leg too hard, as if he were holding on for dear life Yet still he see her She delved to read his mind, but dehts, and only because they were so strong

-"Been so long without a womancan't have herresponsibilities"-

Exactly how long had he been celibate? And was this brute truly thinking to deny her? For responsibilities! The rejection was intriguing

She knew that de their fehtened and become duskier with his arousal, so she raised her hands and wrapped her fingers around theave a fir to lead him down to her, and he finally bowed his head When their lips roaned from deep in his chest