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way he could without burning himself.
Echo didn t want the cheating bastard to touch him anyway. I
hate you, he whispered. How could you do that to me?
Eyce looked confused for a moment, and then his eyes rounded in
comprehension. Echo, baby, he didn t claim me. I m not going
anywhere.
This finally gave Echo pause. If the asshole hadn t claimed Eyce,
then why had he been sucking on the demon s neck? Tell me, he
demanded.
Can we put out the bonfire first?
No. Echo shook his head firmly. Tell me, now.
Before anyone could speak, Fiero yanked him forward, covering
his mouth with his own and thrusting his tongue through Echo s lips.
The kiss was passionate, possessive, earth-shattering, and it rocked
Echo right down to his core. When Fiero finally pulled away, Echo
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panted for breath, glaring at his lover when he realized the flames had
extinguished from his body.
He didn t even have time to catch his breath before he was lifted
into Eyce s arms, and the warrior crushed their mouths together in a
kiss that bordered on desperate. When Eyce broke the kiss, he buried
his face in Echo s neck, his large frame shaking as his arms tightened
around Echo s back like steel bands. I love you. I love you, he
chanted over and over.
Echo still didn t know what was going on, but most of his anger
had drained away, and he suddenly felt ashamed at his behavior. I
love you, too, he whispered, combing his fingers through Eyce s
hair. I m sorry. I didn t mean those hateful things I said. He kissed
the side of Eyce s head and sighed. Please tell me what just
happened, because I still really want to hurt him.
The brunette that had been chewing at Eyce s throat rolled his
eyes and snorted. I just took a little nip. I don t know what the
bloody big deal is. No pun intended.
You re not helping, Vapre growled from beside him.
A nip? Echo s eyebrows disappeared into his hairline. Like& I
mean& you are&
The guy nodded at him and smiled, showing off a set of pointy
fangs. A vampire.
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Chapter Seven
Aren t you kind of small for a vampire? Echo asked from
Eyce s arms. So many strange and unbelievable things had happened
to him in the past several weeks he didn t even blink an eye at the fact
that the man was a vampire. He just always pictured them bigger,
more like his demons.
Aren t you kind of small for a human? The vampire shot back.
Echo wrinkled his nose, but nodded. He hated that he found the
guy s English accent cute as hell. Touché.
You re really an honest to goodness vampire? Sony asked the
other stranger in the room as he stared at him in awe.
A bit taller than his companion, but leaner in the hips, the redhead
smiled and nodded. Sure are, mate.
Not to be rude, but who the hell are you? Echo shrugged when
Eyce lifted an eyebrow at him. Okay, so he meant to be a little rude.
He was still pissed about the bloodsucker chomping away as his
mate s neck like it was a late-night snack.
The name is Syn. The dark-haired vampire gave a regal bow.
And this is Jinx, he said as he waved a hand toward the other man.
Wow, your parents really didn t like you. Myst snorted and
shook his head.
And that s putting it mildly, Jinx mumbled.
So, you re brothers? Sony asked. He looked completely
enraptured with the pair.
No. Jinx shook his head. Our mums were best of friends, grew
up together and all, but we re not blood kin.
Grew up? Vapre scoffed. You look like babies.
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Echo glared at the demon. The vampires didn t look any younger
than he did. Then again, compared to the thousands of years his
warriors had lived, he supposed his own twenty-two years would
seem fairly insignificant to them.
We are over two hundred years old, Syn growled. Then he
sighed and shook his head. So, true, I guess we re not much more
than babes.
Can I see your fangs? Mac blurted, then clamped his lips
together and blushed to the tips of his ears.
Jinx chuckled and opened his mouth to show off his pointy
canines. Good?
Mac nodded dazedly. You really are a vampire, he breathed.
Are you allergic to the sun, and garlic, and holy water, and all that
other stuff?
Holy water is just water, Syn answered. I love garlic. He
sighed and pushed a hand through his mousy hair. The sun stuff is
true, though, we don t burst into flames like the stories say. He rolled
his eyes at this before continuing. It s more like roasting a hotdog on
a campfire, and it bloody hurts like hell.
Okay, so what are you doing here, and why were you chomping
on my mate s neck? Echo wiggled out of Eyce s arms and held his
hand out, his eyes never leaving Syn s.
It took Eyce a minute to catch on, but when he figured out what
Echo was waiting for, he quickly stripped his shirt off and handed it
to him. There is a lot of fucking nakedness in this house.
Well, how else are you supposed to fuck if you re not naked?
Myst waggled his eyebrows, then grunted when Onyx s elbow caught
him in the ribs. Right, he gasped, rubbing at his side. Not the
time.
Echo ignored them, pulling the cotton T-shirt over his head and
remaining focused on Syn. I m waiting.
Well, I honestly don t know why we re here. He looked over his
shoulder at Jinx. Why are we here?
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I had a dream about some loony blond lady, surrounded by seven
men and a wall of fire, Jinx answered. There was a loud thudding
noise throughout the dream, like the sound of a beating heart. He
pointed at Echo and cocked his head to the side. You told us to
come.
Me? I thought you said there were only seven guys in the
dream?
No, I said the woman was surrounded by seven men. He looked
around the room, meeting each of the demon s eyes. These seven
men. You, his eyes focused back on Echo, were standing outside
the circle, and you called to us for help.
So, you just up and left in the middle of the night without even
packing a bag because you had a dream? Echo scoffed, but it
sounded damn close to how he d come to arrive at the warrior s
home.
Well, there was a bit of urgency considering we woke up to our
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