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No, I don’t think it is. But when we’re through, it will be. You do not touch what is mine, and the woman is mine.
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Curse me, praise me, it matters little, for either way my name passes over your lips, and I am satisfied.
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I think you are asking if the suffering for love Gunnar has seen in his life was worth it? Should you ask his folk, they would say yes. The kings and queens of the lands, I have fought with them.” Eryka grinned with a touch of villainy. “I have seen them kill and terrify to save the one they love. Some may not call them heroes, some may say they are wretched, but as for me, that is the love I want. That is the love I have, and it is worth the risk of pain.
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You’ll learn someday. Not everyone is afraid to see the darkness we all keep inside. The one who loves you best won’t try to change it, they’ll simply bring the lantern and hold you through it.
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Hells, why were they so bleeding enamored with Saga? Cuyler seemed like he’d like to shove me into the river, never to be seen again, and Gorm looked ready to bow to her bleeding feet.
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I wanted all of her. My hands wanted to claim every piece of her body and skin, but I kept them on her face, cupping her jaw. For now, I’d only kiss her. I’d kiss her for all the times I’d wanted to kiss her but shot jabs at her instead. I kissed her until we both seemed to forget how life would change tomorrow. For a moment, I drew back, holding her glassy eyes. “What is it?” she whispered. “I’m just thinking,” I said against her lips. “I’m thinking how beautifully right the woman I’ve tried to hate feels in my hands.
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The one who loves you best won’t try to change it, they’ll simply bring the lantern and hold you through it.
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The king’s weakness was fiercest in the middle of the moon cycle. Bracken became almost sickly. It was then enemies could plot to kill the king. The struggle came since everyone knew the pitfalls of his glamour. Added protections were increased during the mid-cycle.
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