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pain of her seeping wound. Bane roared
behind her and Zahra’s body fell forward under his weight. She hit the floor
hard, but Bane sank to his knees beside her. The wizard released a desperate,
gurgled croak. As he hit the ground, a dagger in his back, Zahra saw Sephina standing behind him.
    “ Seph !” Zahra cried out, and her sister rushed into her arms. Zahra clutched her close
and ignored the fuzzy outline of the wound in her side. Lennox’s strong
presence filled the room behind them.
    “No!” A sword rushed past Zahra as Bane drove a blade toward
her sister’s back. In a blur of speed, Lennox threw himself in front of the
weapon. His sword blocked the blow, but the wizard’s intense strength caused
Lennox to tremble. Zahra noticed that his shoulder was already bleeding.
    Bane won the match of strength and brought his sword through
Lennox’s abdomen. A scream tore through the room and Zahra realized it belonged
to her. But as Bane slowly got to his feet, Lennox groaned, pulling the sword
from his body. In a swift maneuver, he plunged it through the wizard’s gullet.
Zahra watched in awe as Lennox drove the blade in all the way to the hilt until
Bane dropped the ground.
    “Oh no.” Sephina’s voice was a terrified whisper.
    Lennox dropped to the ground. The sound of his knees
colliding against the floor boomed in Zahra’s ears. Her heart plummeted at the
sound and she realized her world would shatter if he died. She’d glimpsed
something beautiful in the haunting stranger and now he was fading.
    “Zahra, I need to close your wound. You’re bleeding.” But
her sister’s worried voice faded into the background.
    “Lennox.” Zahra crawled away from
her sister and cupped the blacksmith’s handsome face. His pale linen shirt was
now crimson, molded against his chiseled torso like that of a fallen warrior.
His beautiful body lay still. A tear slipped down her cheek. Zahra was
overwhelmed by confusion and tragedy. She hardly knew him and yet she felt
heartbroken. And she would never have the chance to know him. For he was already gone.

Chapter 10
     
    “My sister said you saved her life.”
    Lennox awoke to the scent of cinnamon lingering next to his
skin. The warm spicy scent caused him to relax deeper into his bed. The voice
speaking to him was familiar, and yet unknown. Subtle pain gnawed at seams in
his shoulder and gut, but the sensation of a soft fingertip tracing up his arm
made him forget all else.
    “You know, I have a confession to make.” The angel’s sensual
rasp brought Lennox back to consciousness. “I think I started falling in love
with you even before I was sure you weren’t a psychopath.”
    Lennox finally opened his eyes and it was worth it. Hair the
color of raven feathers framed amber eyes more precious than all gemstones and
full, smiling lips. He’d never seen her smile. It was breathtaking.
    “You and I have a lot of catching up to do.” Her soft voice
was full of anticipation, and his gut stirred with need. He’d only gotten a
taste of the incredible woman lying beside him. He wanted more. But more than
just her body he realized. He craved to discover the same woman that Sephina knew. He was quickly discovering that Zahra was one
of a kind.
    “You should be careful,” he finally said. “I can become
quite the madman when I have a cause.”
    “Oh, really?” She searched his
eyes, but she wasn’t afraid. Her gaze swirled with golden flecks of
anticipation. “What is your cause?”
    “Living long enough to find out if I’m in love with the
woman I’ve been torturing for two days.”
    She smiled, a rosy flush taking her cheeks, but when she
looked down at him, she was all siren . “Oh, you’re
going to live. As a matter of fact…you look quite healthy to me.”
    Her fingers tiptoed across his skin until she found the blanket
and tugged it down. Zahra reached for his pants, taking extra care while
pulling them down his muscular legs. His chest was bare; his wounds