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“That’s a very good question. I figure the Fey Queen will let us know when she decides it’s time. Until then, we need to be on guard and figure out the next steps concerning the scientists and what their plans are.” Thana looked toward Aurora and Savage.

“Remember, I’m in the murder business if you need any help there.” Savage winked.

Severin shook his head, and she could hear his thoughts as he wondered how the fuck his brother Scepter and Savage, or as he called her Boss in his head, the crazy bastard, got along so well.

Savage got to his feet holding Aurora in his arms. Her squeal of pleasure or shock was cut off as he slung her over his shoulder fireman style. Sometimes Thana wasn’t sure which, since Aurora was an anomaly in their world. The New York Mafia King of Vampires on the East Coast kept one palm over her ass, keeping the skirt from flying up and showing the room her ass.

“Savage, you son of a bitch, I will kick your sexy ass if you don’t put me down,” Aurora promised.

Two sharp cracks silenced Aurora’s sass, and then Severin touched Thana’s arm. “Ready?”

“God yes,” she exclaimed.

They flashed out of the dungeon and back to the mouth of Severin’s cave. He pushed an image of mist into her mind so they wouldn’t appear in their human forms if they ran into intruders. She wanted to tell him she wasn’t stupid, but kept silent.

“You’ll be screaming that and more in less than a half hour if I have anything to say about it,” Severin whispered through the link.

“Mmm, you’re awfully sure about yourself.”

“I’m awfully sure I will do everything within my power, and if I can’t accomplish it on the first try, I’ll keep practicing until I get it right.” Severin’s hand ghosted down her abdomen in their mind link, letting her feel the tips of his fingers slide between her thighs.

“I’m going to double-check my wards. I feel the presence of intruders trying to enter, but they weren’t successful. We’ll go in as mist, and I’ll reseal the crack I create.”

His authoritative announcement would’ve made her hackles rise, but she didn’t mind, not when he was protecting her. Add in the bonus that he planned to make her scream in pleasure once they were inside.

“I promise you won’t regret any of those thoughts, mo ghaol.”

“Well, it might be you who will be begging me for mercy.” Thana sent him an image of her on her knees working his length into her mouth.

“Good Goddess, Thana. Are you trying to make me lose control?” Severin growled.

“Mmm, would that be a bad thing?” she asked, floating through the crack he’d created.

Chapter 19

Thana materialized in Severin’s makeshift home in the cave, once again utterly amazed by how beautiful he’d made it.

“You asked if that would be a bad thing if I lost control, leanabh-nighean? The answer is simple. Not usually, unless I were stuck in a small crack and became human. Imagine becoming stuck.” Severin grabbed his crotch.

Thana covered the distance between them, placing her hand over his. “That would certainly be a shame because I’m quite attached to this part of you.”

Severin pulled her against him, trapping her hand between them. “He’s quite attached to you as well. As a matter of fact, he is screaming to get out and inside of you.”

She tried to push him away, laughing at the shameless male, but his strength and her lack of trying got her nowhere fast. “You’re crazy.”

“I’ve been called worse.” Severin nuzzled his lips along her neck and sucked along the pulse point. Her breath hitched, wanting him to sink his fangs into her flesh.

“I can feel your need, leanabh,” he whispered as his teeth scraped down her throat. He nipped and licked as blood welled with each little bite, soothing the slight sting, making her body ache for more.

“It’s your...your fault. You make me want things I’ve never allowed myself to crave before.”

“Is that so? Tell me, what do you crave, Thana? I’ll do everything within my power to give you anything you desire.” Severin backed them further into his home. The soft carpet barely touched her feet as he maneuvered her until her back hit the large bed. She loved the feel of the silken sheets against her naked flesh, but his bare skin was even more sensual, brushing over hers. How did this male diminish her with nothing more than a few stolen kisses and his body?

“Stolen kisses? I believe you gave me these lips, and this body freely, mo ghaol.” Severin pinned Thana beneath him, lifting himself on his forearms to stare down at her.

She blinked, unable to form words for a moment. “You’re reading my mind again,” she accused.

“No, you’re broadcasting, leanabh-nighean,” he denied.