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.Ryken’s touch had taken away the burn his presence brought.As his mate, the key, Saint couldn’t risk him.The choice came down to his life or Ryken’s and, damn it, Ryken would live.Saint wasn’t allowing the serpent to take Ryken’s soul or his body.There’d be no mating, no claiming.He made his way to the bedroom on unsteady legs and sank onto the mattress.The urge to run after Ryken still remained.It hurt like a bitch, sending him away, watching him walk out the door.There was so much Saint wanted to say, all the things he couldn’t say.All the things preventing him from claiming Ryken even if he wanted to.Ryken wouldn’t be happy with him.Not after he learned of Saint’s betrayal of the Valtes’ trust.Such a neat little web Fate had drawn for him and he’d stepped right in it.Whichever way he turned, Saint saw no happy ending, only pain and anger, death and disaster.What hurt the most was knowing Ryken and his brother trusted him, and he’d gained that fragile trust by devious means.He’d pretended to be someone he wasn’t and, even though such was his job, Saint had never felt lower or more unworthy.They didn’t deserve it.And he didn’t deserve Ryken.Taking a deep breath, he reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out the phone he’d stolen from Nathan.He punched in some buttons, bringing up the call history while opening the mind link with Remi.“Remi, I’ve got something for you.” He couldn’t wait for them to find the mole in the Council.Once they’d completed that task, he’d find a way to convince Remi to allow Nathan to live.Blackmail wasn’t off the table, but how far would he go?“Talk to me.What do you have?”“I have Nathan’s phone, complete with his call history for the last month or so.Ready?”“Go.”He recited all the names and numbers he’d found in Nathan’s phone, going back six weeks.When he’d finished, Remi said, “All right, this is good.I’ll see what we can dig up on these names.I’ll let you know by morning.”“Cool.What did you learn about the body I left for you today?”“His name was Jeffery Cataneda, a Marine sniper who had to be working under orders.His bank account went from overdrawn to flush in a matter of days, and he’d practically bought stock in a prepaid phone company outside of Dallas, he frequented the place so often.”Damn.“Nothing in his—”“His mind was intact, because he’d never met his employer face to face.All phone transactions.”“Fuck.”“Yes.That tells me it’s someone who knows what we’re capable of as far as mind-walk, and our procedures.”“What the hell? First that thing with Voltaire and now this.What, are we under siege from the fucking inside?”“It would certainly appear that way.”Okay, her ass was way too calm for his peace of mind.“What’s your plan?”“The same as before.When the time comes, be ready to eliminate Nathan Valte.”Saint severed the mind connection and plopped back onto his bed.He needed to go through the options he had to convince Remi Nathan needing saving.Would the excuse My mate will never forgive me for killing his brother count? When did things get so complicated? A few days ago all he wanted was a proper fuck and some sleep.Now he was knee-deep in angst and emotion with no relief in sight.Sexual or otherwise.His cock throbbed still, needing that completion only fucking his mate would provide.Why couldn’t his mate be a pretty twink eager to please? Ryken refused to be shaken, and Saint hovered on the verge of giving in, sinking into Ryken balls deep, claiming him and damning them both.Staring sightless at the ceiling, he vowed to exercise tighter control over his emotions.And work harder at putting distance between himself and Ryken.The nearness of his mate had awakened the serpent, and, after all this time, Saint wasn’t letting the slimy fuck win.The serpent wouldn’t get his mate.Not like it took his father from him.No matter the emotional cost, he had to sever his connection to Ryken.He had a plan.Saint’s eyes burned.Decision made, his heart hurt as he imagined what his planned actions would do to Ryken.Devastate him [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]