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body.
    He turned away from her, feeling the lust
again attempt to overtake him, trying to control it. If he didn’t look at her,
maybe the feeling would subside. Long, painful moments later, he discovered it
wasn’t going to be that easy. He didn’t need to be looking at her to desire
her. He could scent her presence and it fueled his passion.
    The molten heat raged through him, like his
body was on fire. He fought for control, refusing to give in as the pain
surged. Again, sweat broke out on his body as he strove to restrain the
feelings erupting and swirling inside him. Unbidden visions of the female in
naked beauty entered his mind.
    No! The scream echoed inside his head. She’d
done something to him. But he would fight it and he would succeed. Failure had
never been an option for him and it would not be so now. If he was to die, he
would do it as an Enforcer, not cringing in fear.
    Was that what she hoped to gain? To bring out
a cowardice in him? How did she know about the problems he’d been experiencing
with the Nanus block? The only one he’d spoken with was his immediate
commander. No one else was aware of the breach.
    For what seemed like hours, he lay there
fighting against the emotions. She always hovered, asking him how he felt. Was
he in pain? Did he want something to eat? To drink? Devon refused to answer
her. When he’d fought against the restraints, his body tightening against the
fierce waves of pain and desire, she came to him again, and provided him with
the release his body craved.
    He’d fought her, not wanting to succumb to
the ripples of pleasure devouring him as her skilled mouth worked its magic on
his hard, pulsing shaft. The female drew from him all manner of lustful thought
and primal feelings he’d never experienced before. Devon tried to convince
himself it was because she was an experienced twilighter, knew how to provide
pleasure. But some part of him seemed to recognize her touch, her scent. And it
was this part of himself he didn’t understand.
    The Killing Frenzy was no longer uppermost in
his mind as it should be now. What he needed above all else was to claim her in
the most elemental way, to fuck her until they both lay unconscious at the
borders of Lydion. He groaned again as her skilled lips brought him release and
he collapsed, allowing the cradle of unconsciousness to enclose him in its
arms.
     
     

CHAPTER FOUR
     
     
     
    Eluria studied Devon as he lay in stasis.
Watching the emotion rage through him tore her apart. There was little she
could do, except try to ease the sexual frenzy somewhat. She wanted to take the
pain into her own body, rather than see him suffer so. But she understood it
was a stage he must pass through to be healed.
    When his memories returned, would he hate her
for what she’d done? Absently, she fingered the pendant of the fragile silver
necklace she wore. It had served as a talisman to her over the years, offering
a symbol of strength to carry her forward.
    Even with Devon’s memory returned, there were
things he wouldn’t be aware of. Painful in her own memory, knowledge would
eventually need to be offered to him, to complete his understanding. Would he
welcome their return?
    She knelt next to him and set down the bowl
she carried. She wore the weight of her duties heavy on her shoulders and right
now she felt their full impact. She looked up and was startled to find his intense
gaze fixed on her.
    “Eluria the Pure.” He said it without
emotion, a statement, not a question.
    She nodded and then looked away. “Yes. Does
this come from memory or the files you accessed?”
    “I knew you.”
    “You knew Eluria the Pure.” She reached for
the bowl. “You need nourishment. Will you accept this from my hand?”
    “Release me. I’ll feed myself.”
    “Not yet.”
    “Where are we?”
    “We are on Serdion. In a place we will remain
undetected.”
    “I had you in my sights.” She studied the
myriad of expressions cross his face as he tried