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lood oozing down from my smashed nose. He stepped back, reaching slowly down to

s, disappearing under the rough jeans he wore. A thin trail of dark hair started below his navel, flowing in a seducing trail into the w

as covered with brands similar to mine and Adam's, which were usually invisible to the eye, and if I invoked my ow

d. His hair was long and straight and looked as soft as silk and was the color of freshly poured ink. His fore

ntinued to question me, his sharp ey

ne as I remembered his bedroom. I flinched as he held his hand up until it touched my face. An earthly scent w

he large sterile room. I watched him from beneath my lashes-his glyphs were beautiful. Thick black Celtic marking

ght make you talk," he said

the hallway. My heart accelerated, my mouth going dry again, but this time with fear.

leave, to run, so why hadn't they? I pulled all emotion back from my features, sucking in air u

nze face, his eyes begging me to forgive him. I wanted to scream at him. He should have been clear. If he'd done as I'd said h

ly and judging my reaction. He materialized a Rugger 9mm fro

or he

m spoke of the Guild or gave anything away-I myself would be killing him. It was part of the blood oath they made us take when we graduated. Our eyes met and held, his say

Demon said, when I

of hanging manacles. Chandra was pushed in front of me, and shoved to her knees the same way

idn't hold remorse, or regret-deep malice sat smoldering in her hazel e

andra-" She smi

I growled in warning,

m not dying he

I wasn't as attached to Chandra like I was to the others in my small coven. If she spoke, I'd take her out, and, whi

ked Chandra, who looked only too willing

's t

regret as I did the only thing I could to p

tering them. It wouldn't be completely painless, but I was trying to make it a clean death so she wouldn't suffer more than she had to. She crie

r crumpled form to my face. I couldn't look away from Chandra. She had panicked and given me no other c

he asked, surprised

lifeless, I continued to push dark magic inside of her until Adam spoke low and

ps to create a pool around her face. I'd done what I was taught. I had no choice. I kept telling myse

he Guild, or to tell a mark who sent us, was treason. If you got caught, you wen

me," Adam said,

perspiration and clung wildly to his face. His face showed no fear, no an

angry tears push against my eyes again. "Exussum, Chandra," I said the word, focusing as I pushed e

nd the ferociously awful smell of putrid flesh misted the air. I raised my eyes f

turned to look at Adam. He waved the gun away with a magician's flourish, placed his large h

ng is something you never get used to, no matter how many times you've sm

, stepping up to face Adam who al

d, placing all his

u work for?" R

y," he growled, s

s head, he turned and looked directly at me. His eyes took in everything about me, so

ords. He was Fae. He could seduce and feed on me until I told him everything. He could ta

leaving me helpless against its deadly touch. The chains they had