Chapter 24Rapiarre licked Mavis' throat for what seemed like the hundredth time. By then, the panic had built up inside her to such a peak that she was ready to jump out of her skin. Just get it over with! As if in response to her thought, Rapiarre stopped purring and licking. "And now we join as one, my beloved," he whispered. Then, she felt him draw back, and she heard him hiss. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw his mouth snap open wide, exposing fangs and rows of jagged teeth. Oh my God! Here it comes! Then, suddenly, Rapiarre sprang away from her in a fizzing, glittering cloud of atmosphere. What now? Still toying with me? But as Mavis regained the ability to turn her head, she saw that Rapiarre hadn't left her on his own. He'd been forcibly removed...and the remover w