My hand tightens around Taran's and she takes a small step closer to me. Now that we're together we won't be separated again. I'll fight until my dying breath for her.

"Of course he'll want her," I say sharply. "He'll pay what you ask."

He smirks at me. "The price is high."

A wave of cold revulsion rolls through me. The price the warlord paid for me was high. He'd given Talon a new car, gasoline, supplies, and access to his fortress for the duration of his ...