---- 263. THE TEMPTATION OF POWER VICTORIA My heart broke at the sight of Meridiana crying over the bodies of her witch sisters. It didn''t look like they treated her very well, but she grew up with them. At least one "good" thing about not having sight was being spared such a macabre scene. That damn man seemed to have used the same power from this coven to teleport himself with the crystal.

    "Baby, we''re going to get it back, my love, don''t cry anymore ? Rousse''s words whisperedfort to her. They had each other, and that brought me peace. I stood to the side, but I needed to be with Draco. Iwas worried about his reaction when he saw his old enemies up close, now that the urgency had passed. "That''s why I had my teacher''s spell. That... that...!" she ---- eximed, breathing hard. She couldn''t find the curse words, imagine that sweet mouth trying to swear.

    "Son of a bitch, bastard, scumbag, and degenerate! Want me to add a few more?" I jumped in, eager to vent myself. "No, thanks for the... adjective dictionary." Rousse raised a brow at me and hid her against his chest. His huge hands covered her ears like she was an innocent child. Iwondered if Meridiana was truly that innocent, because whatever she was injecting into the general, it was working. He was looking more... alive, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

    That creepy mask of his was starting to slip. "You''re wee for the adjectives," I sighed, trying to cheer her up. "Don''t worry, we won''t give up." Tassured her because we couldn''t let that man keep amassing power with that cursed face. ---- From the descriptions I gave Meridiana, it seemed the ck eye belonged to her teacher. He''d been recing patches, or adding them-I didn''t know how it worked-only that it was a box full of surprises with hundreds of stolen spells inside.

    "They were tricked, surely lured in by promises of the crystal''s energy, and then controlled to work for his benefit." That''s what Meridiana told Rousse, and it was exactly what I feared. Power is something that corrupts souls, and Frederick knows that very well. Where did he go? Who would he tempt now with that magic? We thought he''d run off to another werewolf realm... but that wasn''t the case. seo IOK Tleft Rousse in charge of giving those poor women what was left of them a proper burial.

    When I stepped outside, soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, it was a mess. ---- They should be thankful it wasn''t them lying dead. Drir would have to do some purging in his ranks. My steps led me to one of the many training grounds where Rousse had stationed our army. Iknew I''d find my mate there, and I did. Standing, facing the undead brothers who had made his life a living hell. The tension in his muscles and his clenched fists gave him away.

    "can send their spirits back to where I took them from... ''''m. sorry, my love, I thought... you''d be pleased to see them like this." Tran my hands over his tense shoulders, caressing him over the dark tunic he was wearing. Asigh left his lips, and he turned to wrap me ina delicious bear hug. Talways felt so small pressed into his chest. I hugged his waist and breathed in his wild scent that warmed my heart.

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