---- 222. A DEAL UNDER THREAT NARRATOR Rousse stared in awe at the small woman in his arms. He still couldn''t believe Meridiana had epted him as her lover. His hand gently caressed her cheek. He breathed in her delicious scent, filling his soul. He wished he could stay forever inside that pink bubble, but he knew it was time to face the real world.

    His sharp hearing caught the sound of bootsing up the stairs to the second floor The cadence, the strength behind each step, the determined pace... it was the Lord heading toward his quarters. "My love, wake up, Meridiana, wake up, baby, we''ve gotpany." The sorceress barely had time to rub her eyes before understanding how serious this was. She immediately sank into her General''s inner world. ---- The steps stopped right in front of Rousse''s door.

    Outside, Drir waited anxiously, even though he pretended to be indifferent. He hadn''t slept, and it showed on his slightly haggard face. His eyes kept darting to thest door in the hallway. Victoria''s room. At least they were sleeping in separate rooms, and that was a relief to his jealous heart. The door suddenly swung open, and that strange male stood before him. "Lord, what brings you here so early?" "I need to talk to you," he all but ordered. "Not here.

    Let''s go somewhere else." His eyes flicked briefly toward the crack under Victoria''s door. He could feel her... she was eavesdropping. "And why should I follow you to some unknown ce? nning to eliminate me in secret?" Rousse wasn''t one to be intimidated by his dominant aura. ---- "If I wanted you gone, I''d have done it already without the theatrics. Don''t forget you''re in my territory," Drir growled. "Let''s go." He wasn''t going to waste any more time on nonsense.

    He had to head back to the camp today, but he wasn''t leaving without her. He''d thought about it non-stop during the hours they''d been apart. Letting her go had been a terrible idea from the start. With or without his wolf, Drir knew it-Victoria had to be his mate. That was the only exnation for how insane he felt about that vampire. creed They finally walked down the hallway, and just before descending the stairs, the General looked back.

    Victoria stood in the doorway, her eyes red and sleep-deprived. "Go, Rousse, I''m keeping watch."

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