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I pull at the shadows stuck to my hips. My magic and fingers both pass through.

I breathe against the pool of heat growing at my thighs. Every motion rubs them together. My clit tingles. “Can you burn them off?”

“Yeah, if you want to be steamed like a fuck dumpling.”

“That’s already happening.” The shadows grip my pelvic mound. The only thing that helps is holding perfectly still. “What the hell is with your venom? You said this would go away.”

“It did.” Vhex hooks my trapped knees and lifts me into his arms.

Cherise and the remaining Sentinels duck to strategize, pretending to leave me some dignity, but I canfeelthem enjoying the show.

I bury my flush in Vhex’s chest. “Then why is it so hot?”

“Because you need more.”

“No. I don’t.”

“Youdo.” Vhex carries me out of the room. “But you can end the pull. Anytime you want.”

His energy pulses wildly. A painful echo spears my jaw—a razor sprouting from my gums.

It’s the echo of his fang.

It fuckinghurts.

“Tell me.” I slide into his meridians, fighting to keep him level. “How do we make this stop?”

Vhex’s eyes flash to red.

“Easy.” Triumph whirls between pain and darkness, but his grin is pure, mischievous fang. “You just have to kill me.”

CHAPTER27

VHEX

“Wait. You’re being serious?”Air whistles through Iris’s teeth. “No.”

Sucks for me.

Sucks for you too, wifey-boo.

Forced to keep breathing, I relax into the deep fucking relief of my Guide’s ice cream touch.

I carry her downstairs.

Bat-wings can only cockblock us for so long. I want her in my lair when those fucking shadows disappear.

I need her in my bed.

I need to be inside her, everywhere,so deep, until she takes away this pain forever.

“Vhex. Look at me.”

Something in her voice makes me dip my head. I fuckinghatebeing told what to do.

But when it’s her?

Just fuck me up real good.

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