The Vampire King's Hidden Queen

as thick.

as the cold air clung to her damp clothes. She sat up fast, muscles stif

ut as a whisper,

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ttural.

gger trembling in her grip. "Come on," s

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n be

inst her ribs. "Shit.

nd charged, fast as ligh

de foun

hing

through her sleeve and bit into her skin.

anger than fear. "Yo

deep into the creature's leg. But they just k

o exist," she panted.

tackled her to the ground. Her back

n swimming. "I ca

slipped from her hand. Her limb

chest, somethin

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i

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se an

ammed through her like a tida

n they

instead. A torrent of gold and white light exploded fr

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consumed everything. The tr

th

le

knees hit the ground. Her breat

ed at he

what did

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he scorched clearing-alone, trem

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distance. Leather crea

ismounted the momen

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charred and still. Th

center of

gi

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ard. "My King... she

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med. Barely

t corpses of the beas

did t

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hat kind of power doesn't come without dan

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grabbing her by the arms.

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eakly, thrashing. "Don't-pl

idn't

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rds ign

rply-too sharpl

whispered

she

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r sliced through the a

ollapsed, clawi

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me a voice l

k slicing through the air. Before she could drag her

ed. The wor

ked-only it wa

apped open, locking with his. His mouth parted

en, to

pered the

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mbled. "That's...

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ainst him,

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eyes, somet

ing da

hing

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