her to keep her back, Lyne recalled why he
hadn’t with a shudder.
A high keen emitted from her throat,
the sound grating on his nerves. Silencing her, he turned on his
heel and strode hurriedly to the large house. His brother was
waiting inside, he thought with pleasure. Maybe, after the meal,
Auro would like to spend some time in his room, alone…
The thought had him smiling even
wider, his sharp teeth yellow as they flashed. He could hear Jamie
struggling behind him, but chose to ignore it. Soon enough, she
would be pleading for Talon and that, too, in a whole other way,
ultimately bringing him power.
A surprising thought occurred to him,
and he turned to look at Jamie curiously. Since Talon was immune to
his enthrallment, could it be that once Jamie touched him, or
kissed him or took him into her body that the lure for Lyne would
be gone? The thought left him bereft, brooding. He prayed not—with
the power of the lure that he held over her, he could tell her to
take Talon and she would, no if, ands, or buts about it.
But without the lure… He growled,
angered. Auro would be displeased by the delay, but not more so
than Lyne. He could only imagine the disappointment Auro would show
him if the lure failed to stay. He had studied the humans, had once
been one, and knew that it took time for a coupling—no matter the
circumstance. And after witnessing what Jamie had been through, he
could only imagine how vehement she would be about coupling with
the aggressive monster that stayed below their house.
An irritated sigh escaped his thin
lips as he opened the door of the house. Auro was waiting beside
the door, arms crossed over his chest, eyes looking over him and
his men as they entered. Lyne took his coat off and hung it on the
rack, gesturing behind him.
“ I’ve brought her to you,
brother,” he said, facing his brother. Auro knew, though. He always
knew. His heeled shoes clicked on the linoleum as he came forward,
twining his arm around Lyne’s. He cast no judgment, simply looked
disparagingly over his shoulder at the now limp woman and nodded,
eyes cool and unreadable.
“ Take her to the left wing
chamber so she may prepare herself. Lyne, remove the enchantment so
she may think enough to cleanse herself without the assistance of
our men. The goods may not be spoiled,” he said, the chuckle that
came from him forced.
Lyne nodded, retracting the small haze
that was filling her mind even now. The man holding her set her
down, and they watched with disinterest as she swayed on her feet.
Lyne turned from her carelessly, waving a hand. “Take her, before
she comes out of the haze and makes a scene in front of my
brother.”
Ivan, a name that Lyne found most
repulsive, nodded and turned abruptly. Lyne smiled at Auro and led
him down the hall, inquiring, “Do you believe that the coupling
will go sooner if Talon is groomed?”
Auro considered his brother’s
question, grimacing over his thoughts. “Do you plan to keep a
trance on the woman?”
“ I believe that the moment
Talon touches her, it will be dropped. I would not be worried, for
it is only a minor fear. It would be only a precaution to make him
as becoming as possible,” he said, lip curling with distaste as
Ivan’s thumping footsteps faded. The hall was quiet, except for the
soft sound of a breeze rustling the curtains next to them. Lyne
stopped near the open window, pushing the thick velvet material
aside.
“ It would be too much of a
reward for him,” Auro hissed, eyes following Lyne’s movement. Lyne
nodded slowly, giving a sharp smile to his brother.
“ Agreed.”
“ What is with that smile,
brother?” Auro asked, a knowing look entering his crimson eyes.
“Have you got some plans for our pets?”
Lyne nodded slowly, letting the
curtain fall back into place as the chill of the air settled on his
pale skin. “It would bring us much pleasure,” he murmured, mind
racing with thoughts of what he could do to Talon.
His smile turned
hadn’t with a shudder.
A high keen emitted from her throat,
the sound grating on his nerves. Silencing her, he turned on his
heel and strode hurriedly to the large house. His brother was
waiting inside, he thought with pleasure. Maybe, after the meal,
Auro would like to spend some time in his room, alone…
The thought had him smiling even
wider, his sharp teeth yellow as they flashed. He could hear Jamie
struggling behind him, but chose to ignore it. Soon enough, she
would be pleading for Talon and that, too, in a whole other way,
ultimately bringing him power.
A surprising thought occurred to him,
and he turned to look at Jamie curiously. Since Talon was immune to
his enthrallment, could it be that once Jamie touched him, or
kissed him or took him into her body that the lure for Lyne would
be gone? The thought left him bereft, brooding. He prayed not—with
the power of the lure that he held over her, he could tell her to
take Talon and she would, no if, ands, or buts about it.
But without the lure… He growled,
angered. Auro would be displeased by the delay, but not more so
than Lyne. He could only imagine the disappointment Auro would show
him if the lure failed to stay. He had studied the humans, had once
been one, and knew that it took time for a coupling—no matter the
circumstance. And after witnessing what Jamie had been through, he
could only imagine how vehement she would be about coupling with
the aggressive monster that stayed below their house.
An irritated sigh escaped his thin
lips as he opened the door of the house. Auro was waiting beside
the door, arms crossed over his chest, eyes looking over him and
his men as they entered. Lyne took his coat off and hung it on the
rack, gesturing behind him.
“ I’ve brought her to you,
brother,” he said, facing his brother. Auro knew, though. He always
knew. His heeled shoes clicked on the linoleum as he came forward,
twining his arm around Lyne’s. He cast no judgment, simply looked
disparagingly over his shoulder at the now limp woman and nodded,
eyes cool and unreadable.
“ Take her to the left wing
chamber so she may prepare herself. Lyne, remove the enchantment so
she may think enough to cleanse herself without the assistance of
our men. The goods may not be spoiled,” he said, the chuckle that
came from him forced.
Lyne nodded, retracting the small haze
that was filling her mind even now. The man holding her set her
down, and they watched with disinterest as she swayed on her feet.
Lyne turned from her carelessly, waving a hand. “Take her, before
she comes out of the haze and makes a scene in front of my
brother.”
Ivan, a name that Lyne found most
repulsive, nodded and turned abruptly. Lyne smiled at Auro and led
him down the hall, inquiring, “Do you believe that the coupling
will go sooner if Talon is groomed?”
Auro considered his brother’s
question, grimacing over his thoughts. “Do you plan to keep a
trance on the woman?”
“ I believe that the moment
Talon touches her, it will be dropped. I would not be worried, for
it is only a minor fear. It would be only a precaution to make him
as becoming as possible,” he said, lip curling with distaste as
Ivan’s thumping footsteps faded. The hall was quiet, except for the
soft sound of a breeze rustling the curtains next to them. Lyne
stopped near the open window, pushing the thick velvet material
aside.
“ It would be too much of a
reward for him,” Auro hissed, eyes following Lyne’s movement. Lyne
nodded slowly, giving a sharp smile to his brother.
“ Agreed.”
“ What is with that smile,
brother?” Auro asked, a knowing look entering his crimson eyes.
“Have you got some plans for our pets?”
Lyne nodded slowly, letting the
curtain fall back into place as the chill of the air settled on his
pale skin. “It would bring us much pleasure,” he murmured, mind
racing with thoughts of what he could do to Talon.
His smile turned
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