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this blood rushing to my head. Put me down or I swear I’ll vomit all over you.”
    He tossed her onto the bed, but before she could roll off, he pinned her under his massive—and aroused —body. Oh crap.
    His eyes and teeth again looked normal. The intensity of his stare made her want to wrap her ankles around his hips and pull him tight. His nostrils flared and his eyes narrowed.
    Pheromones. Has to be pheromones.
    “Tell me, little spy, what you seek here. Surely your lord knew he sent you to your death. A nest of Talians is no place for a Phrellian, no matter how attractive.” He nuzzled her neck and nicked her with his teeth, licking at the small spot of blood. Far from being repulsed, Mal moaned under his touch, arching into his cooler frame. She all too easily ignored the discomfort of his chest straps and his heavy weight.
    “If you’re some kind of vamp, you should know I’m a witch,” she managed on a hitched breath. All vampires knew better than to attack a witch. Mage blood was venomous to a blood drinker, as they well knew. Core, however, smirked and licked at his lips.
    “Vamp?What manner of creature is this? You know what I am. Tell me what it is you really want. Freedom, perhaps? We all know how terribly the Phrellians treat their females. You’re little more than sex slaves, unwilling receptors of their deviant behavior. Perhaps you came seeking some pleasure?”
    He ground his pelvis into her belly, and she gasped at the strong, thick erection prodding her. He inhaled deeply and closed his eyes, as if savoring her scent. He opened his eyes and frowned. “You want me more than any female has ever desired a coupling. Did they drug you?”
    “Drug me?” Had Rattler somehow spiked her water during her last break? Muttering a quick and simple spell under her breath, she checked her health and found it to be in perfect order. “No. I don’t understand any of this. One minute I walked through the black door. I fell asleep. Then I awoke to the sound of fighting and sex.”
    He smiled, his grin full of erotic promise. “Sex, hmm? So you did come here wanting pleasure.”
    “No. I just wanted a nice, warm bed…” Oh yeah, great wording there, Mal. “To sleep in.”Apparently Core heard only the word bed because his eyes flashed, snakelike again as he stared down at her. He lowered his mouth, and she struggled, not wanting to end up his next meal. Instead of the sharp teeth she feared, a soft, seeking tongue traced her lips and seduced its way inside her mouth.
    Rich, alluring scents filled her, and she groaned under the sensual onslaught. The exotic, rough yet smooth feel of his tongue as he probed and demanded her response drove her crazy. He thrust inside her mouth, simulating sex before stroking and sucking on her tongue. The action drove her insane with lust.
    He pulled back, his eyes glittering, his voice thick as he said, “You see, little spy? Pleasure is here for the asking. Take it.” He lowered his mouth again, this time to the pulse point in her neck. Flickering his tongue along her skin, he set her nerves aflame.
    Mal should have cast a spell, used one of her remaining charms, did something to free herself from this strange and dangerous male. But she couldn’t think. She could only feel. It had been so long since she’d last experienced sex, what felt like a lifetime ago. Even then she’d never felt such hunger, such incredible lust for another. The odd feelings Core stoked felt all too similar to the rush she experienced when working with magic.
    His hands stole her breath as they cupped her breasts, and she arched into him, twisting when he rubbed his thumbs over her hard nipples.
    “Such treasures, but bound strangely,” he murmured. He leaned up from her and frowned, his gaze glued to hers before drifting down to her chest. A quick tug lifted her shirt over her head, and he stared hard at her bra before smiling again. “Ah, but such a tempting package.”
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