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  And because of that, I rein back my stance. Hating every inch of the motion but somehow compelling my body to give her deference. Respect she does not deserve.

  “It’s not my sister you want.” I stun myself by managing it with no wobbles.

  The bitch in sequins curls a small sneer. “You are correct.”

  “And it’s not even me you want, is it?”

  The woman cants her head, angling her face into the alley light until I can almost picture how she looked as a younger woman. She was probably just as worldly and lovely as Angelique, only in a darker, Salma Hayek kind of way. Now, she’s nothing but angry angles and gaunt desperation, even as she returns in a murmur, “You…have uses. Perhaps even beyond what we have first conjectured.”

  Uses.

  Beyond what we have conjectured.

  She’s Consortium, all right. And she has me nailed to her evil pinboard like a rare butterfly—that she’s willing to do some desperate things to keep. If I want to survive this—if I want Lydia to survive this—I have no choice but to stay still and look pretty.

  “All right,” I utter past dry lips and a thick throat. “Then if it’s me you want, it’s me you now have. Just…just set my sister free. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. You have no reason to hold her.”

  Madame Butterfly chuckles in full now. “Oh, querida, I have every reason to hold her.”

  “Goddamnit.” My terror explodes into furious tears. “You don’t!” I lunge for her, only to be wrenched back from behind. A beefy male arm swings around to engulf my neck, chin, and mouth, restraining me and muffling me in one move. Still, I scream, “Let her go!”

  Butterfly hikes her skirts and jerks her head, apparently instructing the henchman to get me into the van too. “Get in without any more fuss, Miss Crist, and we will discuss it.”

  For one more second, I debate whether to fight. I can probably get a meaty bite into this asshole, which would earn me a few seconds to scramble free and scream like my life depends on it.

  And maybe it does.

  Because while I’m sure the Consortium won’t kill me, they are clearly, definitely pondering plans for me that go beyond being bait for Reece.

  But they won’t even give Lydia that consideration. She’s expendable. A pawn. Not even a butterfly on the board.

  I know my choice now.

  Because the truth is…I have no choice.

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  Also by Angel Payne

  The Bolt Saga:

  Bolt Saga: 1

  Bolt Saga: 2

  Bolt Saga: 3

  Bolt Saga: 4

  Bolt Saga: 5

  Bolt Saga: 6

  Bolt Saga: 7 (Coming August 28, 2018)

  Bolt Saga: 8 (Coming August 28, 2018)

  Bolt Saga: 9 (Coming August 28, 2018)

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  Honor Bound:

  Saved

  Cuffed

  Seduced

  Wild

  Wet

  Hot

  Masked

  Mastered

  Conquered (Coming Soon)

  Ruled (Coming Soon)

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  Secrets of Stone Series:

  (with Victoria Blue)

  No Prince Charming

  No More Masquerade

  No Perfect Princess

  No Magic Moment

  No Lucky Number

  No Simple Sacrifice

  No Broken Bond

  No White Knight

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  Cimarron Series:

  Into His Dark

  Into His Command

  Into Her Fantasies

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  Temptation Court:

  Naughty Little Gift

  Pretty Perfect Toy

  Bold Beautiful Love

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  About Angel Payne

  USA Today bestselling romance author Angel Payne loves to focus on high-heat romance starring memorable alpha men and the women who love them. She has numerous book series to her credit, including the popular Honor Bound series, the Secrets of Stone series (with Victoria Blue), the Cimarron series, the Temptation Court series, the Suited for Sin series, and the Lords of Sin historicals, as well as several standalone titles.

  Angel is a native Southern Californian, leading to her love of being in the outdoors, where she often reads and writes. She still lives in Southern California with her soul-mate husband and beautiful daughter, to whom she is a proud cosplay/culture con mom. Her passions also include whisky tasting, shoe shopping, and travel.

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