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"Of course it worked You are my Beloved," he said dryly "Your selfless act co my soul In addition, your brave - albeit foolish, and never again to be atte approval fros to say about the method of your n, they have rewarded your bravery by granting you fullthe exculpation you would present onin the glow of love and happiness that shone there "The sovereign who never makes an appearance showed up?"

"Yes The rant you a full reprieve, but the sovereign pointed out that you had earned it with your selfless act"

My jaw dropped a little "You saw the sovereign? What does heshewhat does it look like?"

Theo laughed, gently closing ht portal of light that sat in the very center of the rocks "Yes, I saw the sovereign We were all sworn to secrecy, though, so I can&039;t tell you any details"

"Theo!" I smacked him on the arm

"WellI suppose it won&039;t hurt to tell you that the sovereign has been known to keep an eye on things by pretending to be so a minor position in the Court"

"Who?" I asked,over every face I could remember there "Is it someone we know? Terrin? Gabriel? No, they&039;re not minor How about the dapifer? Oh! I know, it was that officious little ht, aren&039;t I?"

Theo just laughed, and kissed irl, the one who rode around on the pink bike? The wo bread in the square? One of the people who sat around the well and gossiped?"

Theo didn&039;t answer, just pulling me into the portal

"Dammit, Theo, I insist as your Beloved that you tell n, evidently completely out of the blue, decided to make itself known and intervene"

"Think of it this way, sweetling - you have all of eternity to use your wo you about it," he answered, a wicked glint in his eye as he pulled me into a kiss that I kneould hts froht As his ue swept asideinto the fa the burning need inside of hied to pullaround onder We were in a fa for the hearing

"You&039;re a man of many talents," I said, my voice muffled as he pulled un to tap the surface of theave a rude growl "Would you prefer to eat first?"

"Yes," I answered, kicking offa seductive pose on the bed "I&039;d like to eat you first, then you can nibble on me Sound fair to you?"

"Oh, yes" His eyes burned black with desire as he ripped his own clothes off, his body positively burning as he lowered his length to me "I couldn&039;t have survived without you, you know"

"That&039;s a sweet senti his back and sides, reacquainting myself with his deliciously silk-covered steelywith ecstasy as his kisseswith anticipation

It&039;s also the literal truth Dark Ones - even redeemed Dark Ones - cannot live without their Beloveds So you see, sweetling, I just couldn&039;t allow you to sacrifice yourself that way Soed those parts of ht burn of arousal causing my knees to slide up around his hips His teeth pierced my flesh at the saed into one burning conflagration of love

Theof his words sank in as I drifted down from a climax that went beyond theon hi one rhythm I liftedthat you got the sovereign to intervene? You n was pretending to be, but you convinced himherwhatever, to help us? You faced almost insurmountable odds to do all that, and you seriously believe you are not going to telldetail?"

His s masculine satisfaction "You haven&039;t sufficiently persuadedone hand behinda line down his dainning to ss

I suess I&039;ll just have to try harder, won&039;t I?"

The fingers of the hand behindin my palm