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Benedict was s to occupy one of the vacant seats in the circle Because, of course he wouldn’t dare to ever break protocol or edict

Except when he kissed you senseless

Ripples of heat crashed inside ht and the sensations that followed—his tight grip inplayfully at my breast—

The ends ofup with just the thought of hismyself to focus on the present

On the witches and warlocks now staring at us

The coven leaders curled their lips at the sight of the Assassin Soto the ancient laws about not crossing the species, but I’d never been one to adhere to any sort of bias doctrine

“What is the blood sucker doing here?” a witch from the Cricketfire coven asked, her eyes narrowed “This is coven business Leave these creatures to Conclave”

“Benedict is an Onyx Assassin, and my friend You atch your tone, Gemma Or I atch it for you”

Benedict broke his nor athis features back to that cold, lethal calm

Gemma shifted in her seat, her lips pursed as if she’d sucked a lemon

Luna, my sweet sister, merely flashed me a soft smile and dipped her head in Benedict’s direction There was a keenness to her eyes, an ingrained fear she’d likely never be able to turn off, but she gave him her respect nonetheless I loved her all the more for it

“Anyone else?” I asked, practically begging the If his presence here riled any of them up? We’d be all the better for it

Another perk of Mother off doing who knohat? Benedict and I could get to work to see if any of these coven leaders were the traitor in our midst And what better way to sniff them out than to have ?

No one hid their disapproval of hts to themselves

“You called thisGemma “State your business”

Soust off her face And quite frankly, I was shocked by her reaction to Benedict Sure, he was a vaeous he was? All lean uise ed you…killed you Oh, Goddess, maybe both

“One of the Greenbriers’ consorts was seen stealing a goat from my personal cache”

Luna’s brows rose, and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes