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"I think it depends on how badly one wants his

fe you're obsessed with ht desire another?"

She was saved fro boys nearby

Durinda hurried over to snare Puck froer kids-which inally worth a second of Sabine's attention For a juvenile demon male, she'd seen less cute

He'd probably been teased about his na that rhymes with f-"

"Dead parents," Rydstro difficulties because he's

an orphan who hasn't yet been fostered by another family"

"What about Durinda? Why isn't she his new mother?"

"Because she is unwed"

"The demon made his first funny" He was serious! "It is impossible that you just said that"

He only ran his hand over the back of his neck

When Durinda spoke to Puck in Dehts solve nothing"

"Are youare you jesting?" Before Rydstrom could steer her away, Sabine called, "Don't listen to her, kid! Fights solve everything! Just be sure to win thelish like the others He was raised in a sree with that twit about fighting, don't you? My dark gods, the world's gone mad! Tell me you wouldn't teach our child that, because it would be a deal breaker"

He stepped close to her, gazing down at her His voice was gravelly when he said, "I didn't know you were still in negotiations"

Sexy de if there would ever come a tiotiations fell through before you brought ods forsaken time warp" She turned froawked down at her ugly blouse, which had just gotten uglier

So them over her chest She stared in disbelief If this had happened at any other tiritted teeth, she told Rydstro into her pallower in the offenders' direc­tion, and the parents caize abjectly

Rydstrom told thean squiring her back to the tent

"That's all you're going to do? Not good enough, Rydstroainst hiuided children?"

"No, I'll just give thehtmares for the rest of their lives" The way people were staring at her eyes, she knew they were glowing blue with fury

Once they were back inside, he dragged her over to the bedding in the corner She was disone, soround Attached to it was a length of cord No, the demon wouldn't dare

He fetched her a towel fro bowl After he stripped her shirt, he rubbed her clean, then redressed her in another awful blouse

"How are you going to punish those little punks?"