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I’ht Puck perched beside her, watching her with a blank expression, and in a rush of sudden gratitude, she threw her ar him He’d saved her, despite the risk to himself--oh, no! The risk! Would William punish him?

No, no Of course not Puck had saved her, and that’s what William--her friend--had wanted

And since this was basically a e of convenience, she and Puck could even move into the fortress Or she could return without her husband in tow Nothing had to change!

She tried to pull away, but his arht Too sexual! her mind screa off all contact as her heart hammered a staccato rhythm He frowned at her

"I’ at her as sunlight washed over him Maybe it was the bond buthe was somehow even more beautiful to her than before The color of his skin seeleahout were lovely, the silverto her She could eous eyes The sharpness of his nose gave his face an arresting strength only nified by the hard slash of his lips

He reached out and after a moment’s hesitation, brushed a lock of her hair behind her ear His fingers left a trail of fire in their wake, and she found herself leaning into his touch

"You are exquisite," he said

A blush burned her cheeks "Thank you And you--"

"Are not" His tone was a little harsher now "I know"

"No Don’t put words--"

"Gillian!" Williah the door a split second later, shards of wood raining in every direction He had a dagger in each hand and the promise of death in his neon red eyes

His dark hair billowed around his face, lifted by a wind she couldn’t feel, and for acoursed under the surface of his skin But thepart of his transfor over his shoulders Willia to die--but not until you’ve begged for mercy for centuries to coed on one word Die "No," she said with a shake of her head

"Actually, she’s mine" Puck stood slowly, completely unafraid, and Gillian’sreturned to Williaer, ready to throw it