LORD DRAKE'S POV“Take her."My voice cut through the silence of the night.Two guards immediately lifted Ariel's unconscious body from the bed. The sedative still held her in a deep sleep, even after an hour had passed since we took her from Lucien's guards. Her breathing was slow and steady, as if she were only resting after a long, tiring day.One guard carefully pulled the blanket higher over her shoulders while the other reached for the travel bag I had packed for her."Careful," I said.The guard froze and looked at me, confused."I mean the child," I growled.He lowered his head at once. "Yes, my lord."Without another word, they carried her toward the private elevator of the secret hotel I had booked for this very purpose.This wasn't murder.Not anymore.I had already crossed that road once when I ordered her extraction, and it had nearly cost me whatever remained of my conscience. Looking at her sleeping face now, I saw none of the danger Orion spoke about. She looked too yo
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