He stared in stunned awe of his wife. “I thought you wanted them spared.”
“I’m not the girl you married, Velkan. I’m a woman who now understands the way the world works. They wouldn’t have stopped coming for us. Ever. Frankie and her family owed a blood debt for what the Order did to her father. I say bon appétit.” She stepped into his arms and placed a chaste kiss to his cheek. “Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For trying to be a gentleman when I know it goes against every part of your nature.”
He took the gun from her hand and threw it into the woods before he cupped her face in his hands. “For you, Esperetta, anything.”
She gave him a speculative look. “Anything?”
“Yes.”
“Then come and get naked with me. Right now.”
Velkan laughed before he kissed her lightly on the lips. And for the first time in his life, he gladly submitted to someone else’s orders. “As you wish, Princess.”
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Illusion
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About the Author
New York Times bestselling author SHERRILYN KENYON is a regular in the #1 spot. This extraordinary bestseller continues to top every genre in which she writes. More than 60 million copies of her books are in print in more than one hundred countries. Her current series include The Dark-Hunters, The League, and Chronicles of Nick. Her Chronicles of Nick and Dark-Hunter series are soon to be major motion pictures. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Prologue
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Epilogue
Also by Sherrilyn Kenyon
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this short story are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
UNTIL DEATH WE DO PART. Copyright © 2016 by Sherrilyn Kenyon. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First Edition: July 2016
First eBook edition: May 2016