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“I fucking hate eating with the his arm around Valor’s waist
“It had to be done,” Alek said, holding hands with Lyric as we made our way across the stone path that connected the two buildings “We haven’t exactly been seen since Avi’s disappearance, and the last thing we need is to struggle with a coup the way the covens are” His eyes quickly met Jocelyn’s “No offense intended”
“None taken” She offered a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, and I felt her unease rise, her heartbeat pick up She was nervous “It’s not likebartered away for vampire favors—no offense”
Alek huffed a laugh “None taken We’re going to have to bring her into the loop, you know If you two can’t figure out who’s plotting, she needs to be informed of the situation”
“I agree,” Jocelyn replied, shooting me a look that said she didn’t
The area aboveSo the location of the tattoos, and Jocelyn’s hurt But this lie, I understood We had no idea if the witches would be able to sense thebond, and could only assume the worst about what the reaction would be The next time Jocelyn stepped foot on coven lands, there was a very real possibility that she’d either be banished, or killed
Never killed
A growl rumbled in my chest I’d honed myself into one of the deadliest weapons on the planet over these last centuries, and it would take a hell of a lot et near my mate
My mate Not just my lover, or my partner in this mission I’d found my mate Was the bond inconvenient as fuck? Absolutely Did I care? Not one bit She was nothing I’d i Sexy as hell Loyal Fierce Not only could she hold her own in a Domum full of aristocratic, blood-thirsty va to shreds if she wanted to She wasn’t some innocent female ould pale at the ht, which was both a blessing and a really big complication in this already impossible situation
We walked into the residence, and I immediately loosened my tie While the others chose to dine in their leathers,the most out of their physical intimidation to remind the aristocracy as in control, I choseany of the entitled whiners that I came froes I was intimate with their lies
As the vaht Alek’s attention with a nod “I need to speak to you”
Thewas here
Concern knitted his brow and he nodded,into the library “Lyric—” he started