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refused flatly.
    “This isn’t a choice. You want this guy? Fine, but you have to deal with the consequences. I can’t claim my night if you’re dead.”
    She flinched and told herself it was because she didn’t like being cornered, not because of the reminder that all he wanted was her body when she had once been ready to give him her heart.
    “You can’t be with me all the time. You have a very busy life.”
    “Not for the next few days I don’t,” he replied. “I will be here day and night, Talia, until Saleel is dead.”
    “And if I don’t like it?”
    “Too bad. You’ve had six years of freedom. You owe me at least a few days of obedience.”
    She jerked her arm from his grasp. “I owe you nothing. I was in your debt once but as far as I’m concerned my bill has been paid in full.” With her innocence.
    He didn’t challenge her words but merely repeated, “I am not leaving.”
     
     
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    Talia grit her teeth, already sensing defeat. She didn’t want him around, but it was true she wouldn’t be safe once she started tracking Saleel. No matter how much she hated him, she had to admit Devlin wasn’t wrong about the danger the demon posed.
    “You’re sleeping on the sofa,” she said with ill grace.
    He bowed in acquiescence.
    She growled at him as she stalked to the hall closet and grabbed a sheet and blanket. Throwing them at him, she gave him a final glare before she strode to her bedroom. Talia couldn’t help slamming the door behind her.
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Chapter Four
    It took her a few minutes to remember who was in her home when she woke the next morning. When she did, she buried her head in the pillow with a groan. Devlin was here. And as the nail in her coffin, she’d promised to sleep with him. She shivered at the thought, but not in fear. It was an impossible situation.
    How was she supposed to work with him, live with him and keep her heart safe?
    Sounds came from the kitchen, letting her know her troublesome guest was up. With a sigh, she rolled from the bed and walked groggily to her dresser. Time to start the day and see what new heartache it would bring.
    When she entered the kitchen she saw the table set with scrambled eggs and French toast. Devlin had cooked for her? Devlin didn’t cook. He hired people for that.
    “Did you make this?” she asked in shock.
    Devlin glanced at her from the stove, spatula in hand. “You forget to eat breakfast when you’re working.”
    How did he know she forgot to eat? But she was much too proud to ask. “Still, you made this? As in, cracked eggs like a human? You can conjure food with your magic.”
    “You don’t like me using magic for small things,” he replied with his back to her. “You’ve told me a million times.”
    Why do you remember that?
    She longed to ask. Instead she slid into her chair and reached for the eggs.
    As she ate she felt Devlin’s gaze burning into her. He watched her like a hunter, and for the first time in many years she felt vulnerable. Dominant, arrogant, demon lord Devlin she could handle. Breakfast-making, wounded, sexy Devlin was another problem entirely.
    “I want to get started right away,” she told him, wiping her mouth on a napkin and deliberately refusing to thank him for the delicious meal. “Tell me the last place Saleel was.”
    “According to my sources he likes to spend his nights at a club called the Shadow Walk.”
    “Never heard of it.”
    “It’s a demon club, Talia. They don’t take too kindly to sensers going there.”
    “Oh.” Talia mulled over the new information. “Well, we’ll just have to be fast. You sneak me in, I try and get a sense of Saleel and we get out.”
     

    Devlin looked amused. “Every demon will know what you are. I could tell when you were an untrained child. In the past years your power has only grown.”
    “Fine, mister hot shot,” she snapped. “You come up with a plan.”
    “Sensers are not welcome in demon clubs,” Devlin replied, “but allowances