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  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.”

  Also by Sherrilyn Kenyon

  THE DARK-HUNTERS

  Fantasy Lover

  Night Pleasures

  Night Embrace

  Dance with the Devil

  Kiss of the Night

  Night Play

  Seize the Night

  Sins of the Night

  Unleash the Night

  Dark Side of the Moon

  The Dream-Hunter

  Devil May Cry

  Upon the Midnight Clear

  Dream Chaser

  Acheron

  One Silent Night

  Dream Warrior

  Bad Moon Rising

  No Mercy

  Retribution

  The Guardian

  The Dark-Hunter Companion

  Time Untime

  Styxx

  Dark Bites

  Son of No One

  Dragonbane

  THE LEAGUE: NEMESIS RISING

  Born of Night

  Born of Fire

  Born of Ice

  Born of Fury

  Born of Defiance

  Born of Betrayal

  CHRONICLES OF NICK

  Infinity

  Invincible

  Infamous

  Inferno

  Illusion

  Instinct

  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 1

  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