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Edorian territories nowadays.It was broad daylight when Deirane woke up in an unknown bed. The mattress was comfortable, the sheets silky. She could feel them against her skin. She had been undressed. For a moment she was disoriented. But it didn't take her long to understand. Obviously, the Drow had anticipated their coming and had acted accordingly. He had certainly kidn*pped her during the night and taken her to his house. Things hadn’t gone as planned.
She wasn’t alone. A fresh, female-shaped body was huddled against her back. She turned around. It was Saalyn, she hadn’t been mistaken. In her sleep, the Stoltzin had sought her warmth, though it was more of an atavism than a real need. She had known for a long time that the Stoltzin's instinct was to seek out humans and related
