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they should have. She had been sure this form would work, but

something had gone wrong.

“Well, Cian Finn doesn’t seem to have the same problem.”

Palgrave’s eyes darkened. “He is obviously fucking the consort.”

“I don’t understand why you care,” Liadan said, studying the

young vampire. He was a royal, like the twins’ cousin, Dante. Unlike

that imbecile they were related to, however, this vampire was serious.

He was hungry for a mate and angry that the consort had been taken

from him. He did not believe the competition had been fair.

Dante had told the whole tale at the tavern the night Beckett had

brought his bondmate home. Liadan had heard the name Kinsey

Palgrave as one of the competitors Beck had brutally defeated. Kinsey

had been easy to persuade to her side. He had bought the story of how

desperately the human wanted to leave this barbaric place. Now he

was faltering. She needed to bring him back into the fold. She needed

to convince him to kidnap or kill the human.

“Do you honestly believe she is happy here?” Liadan asked. “She

is used to a world with technology. She might enjoy sleeping with

Cian, but living here? She is not used to the hardships. Beckett is still

gone from this plane. His twin is vulnerable. All of his power is in his

intellect. It will be easy for you to take the consort from him.”

The vampire turned to Liadan, his fangs out. They had popped out

the minute he saw that idiot human walking up the road. He had some

form of visual aid device. Liadan didn’t care to look through it. The

vampires relied too much on their technology.

“It might be easy to take the consort,” Palgrave agreed. “The

trouble will be in keeping her. I came here because I believed she

would go willingly with me. She doesn’t look unhappy. I could

kidnap her, but what’s to stop her from running the first chance she

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