Shaking his head, Callen turns to Vadim with a slight smirk, "You misunderstand—she wasn't meant to be here. This was just supposed to be a discussion between you and I, cousin; however, I'm never one to throw away an opportunity. Give me the elixir recipe and your sister won't get hurt."

Coral struggles against the centaur that holds her, trying to bolt for the open cell door to leave and get help but he lowers his grip, wrapping his arms around her biceps and torso, tucking them under her breasts, immobilizing her from the waist up. Still, she doesn't give up and squirms against him. When he squeezes tighter, she...