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need she had planted in him that he could not shake even knowing she had betrayed his
love for her and tried to escape him. Even knowing that she had enslaved him when he
did not have the comfort of knowing that she was equally enslaved.
He swallowed a little convulsively and summoned his magic to him to ease her
suffering, to give her back some of the strength he had drained from her.
It eased some of his worry when he saw her life force brighten, knew that she was
only resting and not wavering between the worlds.
She would hate him for certain now, he thought in sudden panic. He had used her
mercilessly.
Rising abruptly, he strode to the entrance of the cave, staring out over the valley,
though his thoughts were too chaotic to register much that his eyes beheld.
He had thought to break the spell she had woven around him. He had thought he
could ease himself on her and reach a surfeit that would drive her from him mind.
He had not thought that he might only succeed in making her despise him! At
least, before she had only felt indifference and fear. That was not nearly as bad as her
hate!
He had not even succeeded in driving the want for her from him! He was sated,
and yet even now he was anxious for his hunger to rise again more hungry for her than
he had been before!
What kind of spell had the minx woven over him, he thought with a mixture of
true fear and fury?
A dangerous one, he realized in the next moment as it finally penetrated his
abstraction that he could sense mortals near at hand many mortals. Her army had come
after them, he realized, while he dallied with her!
VALLEY OF SHADOWS Desiree Acuna & Juliette Barrymore 40
He turned and stared through the darkness at her, trying to summon the will to
leave her. He was weakening in her world. He could not linger much longer before he
was weakened to the point that there was a very real danger that her men could destroy
him. He had to reach the gateway!
He had managed no more than a handful of steps beyond the cave, though, when
she drew him back. Uttering a frustrated growl, he stalked to her sleeping form and
gathered her into his arms.
It would have helped, he thought with a mixture of self-derisive amusement and
anger, if he had fed his body s hunger for sustenance instead of focusing entirely upon
expending it on fucking her.
Fool that he was, he had weakened himself further!
Dismissing it, he held her limp form carefully and set out at a brisk trot toward his
goal the gateway just north of the Valley of Shadows.
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Chapter Five
Avoran was not pleased when he returned to check the beast s progress a few
days later and discovered that Tyra was still very much alive enough that she had
managed to elude the stupid daemon and make a break for freedom. To his relief since
he could not do a damned thing beyond watch, the beast seemed to tumble to her ruse and
cut her off before she could reach her men.
The promise of retribution tempted him so mightily that he decided to linger and
watch, certain that, at last, Killian would cease to toy with Tyra and end it. The show
was far more arousing than he had anticipated! He had never thought to try such things
himself. The binding, he thought, must add a great deal of spice to himself besides
eliminating the difficulty of holding the female down when one wanted to do things the
female did not especially like.
Not that he had not tried tying them down and also manacles, but they tended to
limit him more than he liked. The magical bindings would be far better since he could
then not only prevent the female from jerking at a particularly delicate moment but also
position her in whatever way he liked.
It was a pity really, that he had not thought to try this sort of thing with Tyra
himself since it seemed obvious that she was not going to survive this as she had the
beast s previous attempts to woo her.
She was nigh half dead before the beast finally settled to fucking her.
Fucked to death, he thought with a mixture of amusement and fierce arousal!
He had just decided that it was safe to assume she would not survive the night
when the fool decided to revive her!
Fury flared for several moments, but it occurred to him the beast most likely
simply was not completely appeased yet. He would rouse her again and begin the
salacious torture over again and perhaps another round after that until he could no longer
hold her spirit within her frail body.
Delicious! Absolutely delightful! He would never have thought of such a twisted
method of murder!
He was convinced that Killian was only waiting impatiently for her to revive
enough to begin again when the beast began to pace, but then something fouled his plans.
He abruptly became alert, sniffing the air like the beast he was and then dashed inside to
scoop Tyra up and dashed off with her.
Avoran hesitated, wondering whether to follow or return to his body. Since it
dawned upon him quite suddenly that he had lingered far longer than he should have, he
curbed the urge to follow and returned to his pavilion.
The weakness that assailed him when he re-entered his body alarmed him, but not
nearly as much as the discovery a few moments later that the gods damned captain had
taken it upon himself to lead his men into the valley.
Lord Avoran! Max, his private Captain at arms called urgently from outside his
VALLEY OF SHADOWS Desiree Acuna & Juliette Barrymore 42
pavilion even as he reconnected with his body.
What is it that cannot wait until a decent hour! he demanded testily, sitting up
on his pallet.
Captain Duron refused to wait longer! I did not want to disturb you, but you
said that I should if there was a problem with the men.
He is gone and you have waited until now to tell me! Avoran snarled furiously.
He took a small band, not the entire army, to see if he could flush the beast and
retrieve the princess. I did not know what he had planned until they were gone.
That is what drove the beast off before he had finished, Avoran muttered,
settling back on his pallet. Well, he will have no luck. He flushed the beast alright! He
has taken Tyra and headed deeper into the valley. The only luck the fool is likely to have
is an encounter with the shadow people. Let me know if they return.
You mean when, my lord?
No, I mean if, Avoran said drily.
* * * *
Tyra realized they were moving long before she managed to rouse herself enough
to open her eyes to see if she could tell what was going on. She was almost sorry when
she had. The forest around them was inky black except for the glowing yellow eyes
that winked at them from the darkness.
She tensed in Killian s arms. Killian & the shadow people, she murmured on a
breath of sound. Even that much took great effort, for she was still so weak she did not
think she would have been able to hold her head up if Killian had not supported it.
She felt his movements as he glanced down at her, but he gave no other indication
that he had heard her beyond moving a little faster and she was not certain about that
since she had not really been conscious of much besides movement.
It took an effort of will, but she struggled until she managed to drape her arms
around his shoulders and moved her head closer to his. Killian?
Do not worry yourself, beloved, he murmured.
Relieved, she allowed the tension to ease from her and her mind to drift. She was
so tired and achy! She could not imagine why until images began to filter into her mind
of the hours of torturous pleasure she had endured. A shudder raked its way through her.
Almost as if he read her mind, though, mayhap, it was preying upon his, he spoke
again. I have sorely used you, my precious. I was angry that you would leave me.
The heaviness of regret laced his voice.
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need she had planted in him that he could not shake even knowing she had betrayed his
love for her and tried to escape him. Even knowing that she had enslaved him when he
did not have the comfort of knowing that she was equally enslaved.
He swallowed a little convulsively and summoned his magic to him to ease her
suffering, to give her back some of the strength he had drained from her.
It eased some of his worry when he saw her life force brighten, knew that she was
only resting and not wavering between the worlds.
She would hate him for certain now, he thought in sudden panic. He had used her
mercilessly.
Rising abruptly, he strode to the entrance of the cave, staring out over the valley,
though his thoughts were too chaotic to register much that his eyes beheld.
He had thought to break the spell she had woven around him. He had thought he
could ease himself on her and reach a surfeit that would drive her from him mind.
He had not thought that he might only succeed in making her despise him! At
least, before she had only felt indifference and fear. That was not nearly as bad as her
hate!
He had not even succeeded in driving the want for her from him! He was sated,
and yet even now he was anxious for his hunger to rise again more hungry for her than
he had been before!
What kind of spell had the minx woven over him, he thought with a mixture of
true fear and fury?
A dangerous one, he realized in the next moment as it finally penetrated his
abstraction that he could sense mortals near at hand many mortals. Her army had come
after them, he realized, while he dallied with her!
VALLEY OF SHADOWS Desiree Acuna & Juliette Barrymore 40
He turned and stared through the darkness at her, trying to summon the will to
leave her. He was weakening in her world. He could not linger much longer before he
was weakened to the point that there was a very real danger that her men could destroy
him. He had to reach the gateway!
He had managed no more than a handful of steps beyond the cave, though, when
she drew him back. Uttering a frustrated growl, he stalked to her sleeping form and
gathered her into his arms.
It would have helped, he thought with a mixture of self-derisive amusement and
anger, if he had fed his body s hunger for sustenance instead of focusing entirely upon
expending it on fucking her.
Fool that he was, he had weakened himself further!
Dismissing it, he held her limp form carefully and set out at a brisk trot toward his
goal the gateway just north of the Valley of Shadows.
VALLEY OF SHADOWS Desiree Acuna & Juliette Barrymore 41
Chapter Five
Avoran was not pleased when he returned to check the beast s progress a few
days later and discovered that Tyra was still very much alive enough that she had
managed to elude the stupid daemon and make a break for freedom. To his relief since
he could not do a damned thing beyond watch, the beast seemed to tumble to her ruse and
cut her off before she could reach her men.
The promise of retribution tempted him so mightily that he decided to linger and
watch, certain that, at last, Killian would cease to toy with Tyra and end it. The show
was far more arousing than he had anticipated! He had never thought to try such things
himself. The binding, he thought, must add a great deal of spice to himself besides
eliminating the difficulty of holding the female down when one wanted to do things the
female did not especially like.
Not that he had not tried tying them down and also manacles, but they tended to
limit him more than he liked. The magical bindings would be far better since he could
then not only prevent the female from jerking at a particularly delicate moment but also
position her in whatever way he liked.
It was a pity really, that he had not thought to try this sort of thing with Tyra
himself since it seemed obvious that she was not going to survive this as she had the
beast s previous attempts to woo her.
She was nigh half dead before the beast finally settled to fucking her.
Fucked to death, he thought with a mixture of amusement and fierce arousal!
He had just decided that it was safe to assume she would not survive the night
when the fool decided to revive her!
Fury flared for several moments, but it occurred to him the beast most likely
simply was not completely appeased yet. He would rouse her again and begin the
salacious torture over again and perhaps another round after that until he could no longer
hold her spirit within her frail body.
Delicious! Absolutely delightful! He would never have thought of such a twisted
method of murder!
He was convinced that Killian was only waiting impatiently for her to revive
enough to begin again when the beast began to pace, but then something fouled his plans.
He abruptly became alert, sniffing the air like the beast he was and then dashed inside to
scoop Tyra up and dashed off with her.
Avoran hesitated, wondering whether to follow or return to his body. Since it
dawned upon him quite suddenly that he had lingered far longer than he should have, he
curbed the urge to follow and returned to his pavilion.
The weakness that assailed him when he re-entered his body alarmed him, but not
nearly as much as the discovery a few moments later that the gods damned captain had
taken it upon himself to lead his men into the valley.
Lord Avoran! Max, his private Captain at arms called urgently from outside his
VALLEY OF SHADOWS Desiree Acuna & Juliette Barrymore 42
pavilion even as he reconnected with his body.
What is it that cannot wait until a decent hour! he demanded testily, sitting up
on his pallet.
Captain Duron refused to wait longer! I did not want to disturb you, but you
said that I should if there was a problem with the men.
He is gone and you have waited until now to tell me! Avoran snarled furiously.
He took a small band, not the entire army, to see if he could flush the beast and
retrieve the princess. I did not know what he had planned until they were gone.
That is what drove the beast off before he had finished, Avoran muttered,
settling back on his pallet. Well, he will have no luck. He flushed the beast alright! He
has taken Tyra and headed deeper into the valley. The only luck the fool is likely to have
is an encounter with the shadow people. Let me know if they return.
You mean when, my lord?
No, I mean if, Avoran said drily.
* * * *
Tyra realized they were moving long before she managed to rouse herself enough
to open her eyes to see if she could tell what was going on. She was almost sorry when
she had. The forest around them was inky black except for the glowing yellow eyes
that winked at them from the darkness.
She tensed in Killian s arms. Killian & the shadow people, she murmured on a
breath of sound. Even that much took great effort, for she was still so weak she did not
think she would have been able to hold her head up if Killian had not supported it.
She felt his movements as he glanced down at her, but he gave no other indication
that he had heard her beyond moving a little faster and she was not certain about that
since she had not really been conscious of much besides movement.
It took an effort of will, but she struggled until she managed to drape her arms
around his shoulders and moved her head closer to his. Killian?
Do not worry yourself, beloved, he murmured.
Relieved, she allowed the tension to ease from her and her mind to drift. She was
so tired and achy! She could not imagine why until images began to filter into her mind
of the hours of torturous pleasure she had endured. A shudder raked its way through her.
Almost as if he read her mind, though, mayhap, it was preying upon his, he spoke
again. I have sorely used you, my precious. I was angry that you would leave me.
The heaviness of regret laced his voice.
Sorely, she mused. She was certainly sore, she decided ruefully. But sorely [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]