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Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty Nine

DAEMON POV

Her blood tasted every ounce human. I pulled back, suppressing the urge to gag. It's been a long time since I tasted something so painfully plain-I'd almost prefer the sting of venom-tainted blood to this.

"What's wrong?" Kaida's worried voice cut through the haze.

"Nothing. She's saying the truth—at least one truth. She's no more than a human now."

"Now that you know that," she said, placing her palm on her neck as if to shield it from me. The empresses had this issue with being fed from-they felt tainted, violated. The fact that she offered told me she was desperate. Can you now listen to what I have to say?" she asked.

I wanted to consider the possibility that she was telling the truth, but reconciling her past actions with her words now was difficult.

"Speak." Alexander urged.

"The High Regents have taken over from the empresses. They are far more ruthless, and I fear they won't be as hesitant as I am if they lay their hands on her."

"They won't find her." I said.

"You don't understand, they would do anything in their power just so they could be rewarded by the goddess. You need to go to her and make sure she's safe. I came as soon as I could to warn you before it's too late."

A strange kind of panic settled over me. The room disappeared, and suddenly, I stood before Bruce's house.

warlock, and his house had been enchanted so no one unwelcome could get

into the house, and Sebastian's voice rang out

her for

is she?"

boy, he said, and I nodded, heading toward the

by

was ready to see me. I had told myself I would give her

into the room, but only Ash was lying on the bed. He stirred

he looked

was.

I had felt earlier only

in there." I

see her leave. I thought

"Well, she's not."

the door, leaving it wide open in my

I called into the night. There was no

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scent, but the recent rain had washed away all

it.

enough of me and wanted out of it all. But something told me that wasn't the case. She knew it wasn't safe. She was smart enough to understand that going out there would

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