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All founded on a lie.
“It’s been an experience, ladies and gentlemen,” Jace murmured, his chin notching upward. “To the future.”
“To the future,” several others echoed.
This was it.
The final meeting.
And then the Blood Alliance adjourned… for the last time.
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
CAM
A Little over a Month Later
I leaned against a limestone column,my gaze on the corner staircase. My queen had wanted to play a game, one where she was the prey and I was the predator.
When I caught her, I would devour her.
And then… I would turn her.
We’d wanted to wait for the proverbial dust to settle before making this move. Mostly to ensure there were no unfortunate surprises waiting for us in our chosen kingdom.
Fortunately, all had been quiet.
The Coventus was closed.
The Blessed Ones were asleep.
The compound labs were vacant.
And the catacombs were beautifully silent.
Except for the soft pitter-patter of bare feet.
My lips curled.
I hear you, little swan,I murmured, using her old nickname on purpose.
Her excitement sweetened our bond, her feet moving faster over the stairs. She wanted to run. To play. To make me chase her.
No, it was more than that.
She wanted me tohunt.
Which was precisely why I didn’t phase to her as she appeared. Instead, I gave her the opportunity to flee. To lose herself in the catacombs and to hide.
I counted, ensuring she could hear every number via our mental link.
And when I reached a hundred, I started to prowl.I’m going to destroy you when I find you, love,I warned her.There will be no limits. No holding back. Just a predator ravaging his prey.
Her arousal heightened, her mind easily seducing mine. But it was her scent I tracked now.
That sweet, addictive aroma curled around me in warm welcome, hardening my cock and driving my inner vampire mad with want.
I let her feel that desire. Revel in it.Fearit. Because I hadn’t been lying to her. Human or not, I would not go easy on her.
