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Her words cut off as a thick arm wrapped about her throat, choking her, as her feet lifted off the ground. “Perhaps you should be, witch.”
“Juniper!” Dane charged then stilled when the man holding her growled.
“I wouldn’t do that.” The masculine voice spoke with thickly accented authority.
Dane’s eyes widened with worry as he held her stare. Her vision blurred as she squirmed for air. “Let her go!”
Juniper’s feet kicked, and her shoe fell to the ground. She couldn’t see him, but his immortal strength was unmistakable.
“You’re choking her!”
The immortal sniffed close to her ear. “Not just a witch.Kitsune.What is your purpose here?”
She debated telling the truth over a lie, but the choice wasn’t hers. As long as he held her by the throat, she couldn’t say a word.
“Let go of her, and I’ll tell you.”
“Tell me and I’ll consider letting her go.” He jerked her higher into the air. “I’ll smell any trace of deceit.”
Her heart thundered. Her magick was useless in this state.
“Fine!” Dane snapped. “We’re looking for acouple that goes by the names Lazarus and Lilias.”
He loosened his grip, and Juniper wheezed in a painful breath. As soon as she started to cough, he cut off her airway again. “What do you want with them?”
“You’re killing her!”
“And I will if you don’t tell me what you want with Lazarus and Lilias!”
“We have news about their daughter!”
The immortal stiffened and Juniper slipped out of his grip, her knees slamming down on the cobblestone road as she dropped to the ground and coughed.
“That’s impossible.”
Dane rushed forward, dragging her up before she could draw in a full breath. Her vision dotted with white spots as she gasped for air. “You could have killed her!”
The man turned, his expression haunted and showing no concern for either of them. “Lazarus and Lilias have no children.”
“We’re telling the truth,” Dane snarled. “We have a message from their daughter, asshole. She’s in trouble?—”
“Dane,” Juniper rasped, clutching her throat. “Shut up?—”
The immortal growled and snatched Dane off the ground, pinning him to a crumbling pillar. “What did you say?”
“Scintilla!”Juniper sent a spark of fire to his hand.
He dropped Dane and flashed his fangs at her, his eyes glowing with predatory intent.
Juniper scrambled to her feet and lifted her chin. “Do you know them or not?” She’d come too far to get scared off now.
“Witch!” He drew back to lash out and she held up a staying hand.
“Stop!” Dane yelled. “Adriel’s in grave danger!”
The massive male stilled, not due to magick but something much more powerful.
Love.
