ella
promise in my fist, I moved swiftly through the woods. There
as the sun began to dip below the trees. T
th hatred and fear. A dirty rag was stuffed in her mouth. She g
"This is the final payment. You and your men did well. No
the gold. He and his men melted back into th
gag from El
d immediately. "What do you
all, silk-wrapped package and took out a small brass incense burner and
nt years perfecting in my past life-a mixture of rare pheromones and herbal catalysts designed to bypass all l
began to shift uncomfortably in th
ed, her voice trembling. "
a cold smile. "Think of
s were unsteady. The incense was working, fanning the flames of he
the heavy wooden bar acro
shes nearby. He was a scrawny, quick-footed
d, handing him a sealed parchment. "Tell him t
terpiece of damsel-in-distress manipulation. It claimed I had betrayed her and
scurried off in
w of the cabin and climbed, settling myself on a
n't ta
ral Marker would have sent him into a frenzy. He was a powder keg of wounded pride, and Elfie's letter was the li
kicked the cabin door ope
-torn, her face flushed with a feverish heat, and
ical blow, igniting his fury and h
e incense, saw not Silas, but
mbling towards him. "My prince
final straw for Silas. He roared with rage, g
he snarled.
dark magic I had unleashed. I could almost feel their wolves' base instincts taking over: his wanted to claim, to
ng glimpses of the sordid scene within. The so
mask of stone, and watched my
ce. A simple communication crystal. I c
message pulsed ou
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