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Trapped under his giant bulk, Coralie couldn't breathe, couldn't think. Spots danced in front of her eyes as Bughar's hand fumbled with the button of her jeans. He
grunted his excitement like a pig and Coralie welcomed the encroaching darkness. If he were going to rape her, at least she
wouldn't be conscious for it.
The light faded and the noises
stopped and Coralie floated, in her own little bubble
for several blissful seconds of oblivion before the pain in her ribs brought
her back. The heavy weight of Bughar lifted off her.
She sat up in confusion and clutched the torn sides of her blouse around
herself.
Lucas had Bughar pinned against the wall, looking every inch the ruthless killer and at that
moment in time, the most wonderful sight ever to Coralie .
"Enough." Carmen's cool
voice held an unmistakable air of demand. "This has been fun but I'm bored
now. Lucas, let Bughar go. Now."
Lucas growled his denial, one
claw-shaped hand raised above Bughar's heart.
"He went too far, Carmen."
"I said, let him go. Now. Obey your maker, Lucas."
Maker? The ice queen and Lucas? Coralie couldn't quite suppress her gasp and Carmen's attention settled on her. In the
blink of an eye Carmen had Coralie pinned to her
side. She effortlessly bent her back over one arm, and Coralie screamed when Carmen's fangs sank into her neck.
"Hmmm,
so tasty, Lucas. I can see why you like this
one."
Chapter
Ten
It took all of Lucas's control to
not the gut the bastard where he stood. Instead he released the fairy slowly. Bughar straightened to his full size, and the superior
smile on his face as he strolled back to Carmen made Lucas's fangs itch. His nostrils flared and his gut folded in on
itself upon seeing Coralie struggle in Carmen's hold,
her huge brown eyes filled with tears and full of pain and terror. It was that sheer terror that had alerted him
to her peril. He had sensed her unease,
her fury and her wonder, ever since he'd regained consciousness three days ago,
after Carmen's healer injected several vials of her blood straight into his
heart. But he'd kept away from her. He wanted to be fully restored to his
normal self before facing her. Carmen
had thankfully been too involved in establishing the origin of Jacomo's summons to bother with Coralie – until now.
Whatever she had discovered had
clearly put Carmen in the mood for a bit of torture. And his feisty little human had been chosen
as the entertainment. His fingernails drew blood inside his clenched fists and
he willed his fury to subside. He had to beat Carmen at her own game to save Coralie , even if it meant she would never speak to him
again.
"Come on, Lucas, why the sour
face? Don't want to share?" Carmen pouted and pulled Coralie up straight. Her long fingers dug into Coralie's neck, causing the girl to wince in pain.
"Not at all, Carmen, go
ahead." He steeled himself against the hurt in Coralie's eyes as he advanced on her. "I got fucking fairy blood all over my suit,
that's all." He dismissed Bughar's growl with a
wave of his hand. "You really need to control your pet. The way he went at
her, there wouldn't have been much left of her to share…and that would be a
shame."
He bent Coralie's head and allowed his fangs to sink in just far enough to give the impression he
meant business. As he hoped, Carmen lost interest instantly. There was no fun to be had if the prey was so easily available, and if she couldn't torture him
in the process. Such was the price he paid for turning away from his former
lover.
Carmen dismissed him with a wave of
her hand. "I'm not hungry. Compel her and send her on her merry way. I need you focusing on Jacomo .
He's too close."
He flashed his fangs at Carmen and pulled Coralie closer, willing her to co-operate. She pushed
against him, but went limp when he tightened his hold on her enough to hurt and
whispered in her ear, "Follow my lead if you want to live."
He tilted her head up and focused
his
grunted his excitement like a pig and Coralie welcomed the encroaching darkness. If he were going to rape her, at least she
wouldn't be conscious for it.
The light faded and the noises
stopped and Coralie floated, in her own little bubble
for several blissful seconds of oblivion before the pain in her ribs brought
her back. The heavy weight of Bughar lifted off her.
She sat up in confusion and clutched the torn sides of her blouse around
herself.
Lucas had Bughar pinned against the wall, looking every inch the ruthless killer and at that
moment in time, the most wonderful sight ever to Coralie .
"Enough." Carmen's cool
voice held an unmistakable air of demand. "This has been fun but I'm bored
now. Lucas, let Bughar go. Now."
Lucas growled his denial, one
claw-shaped hand raised above Bughar's heart.
"He went too far, Carmen."
"I said, let him go. Now. Obey your maker, Lucas."
Maker? The ice queen and Lucas? Coralie couldn't quite suppress her gasp and Carmen's attention settled on her. In the
blink of an eye Carmen had Coralie pinned to her
side. She effortlessly bent her back over one arm, and Coralie screamed when Carmen's fangs sank into her neck.
"Hmmm,
so tasty, Lucas. I can see why you like this
one."
Chapter
Ten
It took all of Lucas's control to
not the gut the bastard where he stood. Instead he released the fairy slowly. Bughar straightened to his full size, and the superior
smile on his face as he strolled back to Carmen made Lucas's fangs itch. His nostrils flared and his gut folded in on
itself upon seeing Coralie struggle in Carmen's hold,
her huge brown eyes filled with tears and full of pain and terror. It was that sheer terror that had alerted him
to her peril. He had sensed her unease,
her fury and her wonder, ever since he'd regained consciousness three days ago,
after Carmen's healer injected several vials of her blood straight into his
heart. But he'd kept away from her. He wanted to be fully restored to his
normal self before facing her. Carmen
had thankfully been too involved in establishing the origin of Jacomo's summons to bother with Coralie – until now.
Whatever she had discovered had
clearly put Carmen in the mood for a bit of torture. And his feisty little human had been chosen
as the entertainment. His fingernails drew blood inside his clenched fists and
he willed his fury to subside. He had to beat Carmen at her own game to save Coralie , even if it meant she would never speak to him
again.
"Come on, Lucas, why the sour
face? Don't want to share?" Carmen pouted and pulled Coralie up straight. Her long fingers dug into Coralie's neck, causing the girl to wince in pain.
"Not at all, Carmen, go
ahead." He steeled himself against the hurt in Coralie's eyes as he advanced on her. "I got fucking fairy blood all over my suit,
that's all." He dismissed Bughar's growl with a
wave of his hand. "You really need to control your pet. The way he went at
her, there wouldn't have been much left of her to share…and that would be a
shame."
He bent Coralie's head and allowed his fangs to sink in just far enough to give the impression he
meant business. As he hoped, Carmen lost interest instantly. There was no fun to be had if the prey was so easily available, and if she couldn't torture him
in the process. Such was the price he paid for turning away from his former
lover.
Carmen dismissed him with a wave of
her hand. "I'm not hungry. Compel her and send her on her merry way. I need you focusing on Jacomo .
He's too close."
He flashed his fangs at Carmen and pulled Coralie closer, willing her to co-operate. She pushed
against him, but went limp when he tightened his hold on her enough to hurt and
whispered in her ear, "Follow my lead if you want to live."
He tilted her head up and focused
his
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