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She stopped and pulled back

"No!" he bellowed

Gazing up at hi ue Between panting breaths, she said, "Give me the vow, demon I'llpain was too ive in to her

"Rydstrom, I want this Did you never think that I need you, too?"

Needfro, absolutely nothing-"

Sonore that, de to say to me?"

"Abie!" a female called from just outside "Quickly!"

Sabine ainst his shaft, pressing it against his stomach

Rydstrom bit out, "Finish this, Sabine I need you to finish this!"

She eased up over hiht to catch their breath, she was shaking-he was shuddering

But even as he was in agony, she felt so daainst him

Mine He needed to have his arhter, to keep her by hi until you open up"

Sabine sighed, then pressed a kiss to his chest "Your heart is so strong," sheiaze "I wonder if it could beat for both of us"

He rasped, "If I thought I could have more of you like this, it'd be yours"

Her lips parted Another shout sounded from the main part of the castle

"Abie, I will create a portal into that cell if you don't colanced away, and when she turned back, he briefly saw so in her eyes that wasn't there

before For a heartbeat's time, she'd appearedfearful The fires dissipated in a rush

Rydstros here were His alarm for her cooled the worst of his lust My female His instinct was to protect her But she was one of the deadly beings here-he had to remember that

Instinct had never warred with his reason thisits toll "Are you in danger?"

"What would you do if I said yes?" She smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes "Would you keep me safe?"

"Yes," he answered without hesitation "Free me, Sabine, and I'll protect you withyou is what I was born to do"

"I have to go"

"Then kiss ue before he'd even thought

She cupped his face in her small hands and leaned down She kissed him-differently He cracked open his eyes to find hers squeezed shut, her brows drawn As if she were desperate to lose herself in the kiss

He soon did, his lids sliding shut Lost in the way her lips tre him