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Severin’s cat ears flattened "She defended Ely cleaned his slate and wrote, Defended and protected Mademoiselle Euest intercepted it

"How?"

She used the same tool hich she knocked the boy fro it?"

With the highest aders on the table until he realized his claere scratching the se urchin leave?"

The footardens and did not find hiuest insist the boy fled

"The gardens are unhare at which the boy made his exit is less than perfect, they are otherwise untouched

Severin licked his chops "Send for Marc I need to speak to hirounds I was inclined to ignore the peasants of Belvenes, but they have forgotten who I am and have overstepped their bounds It is not necessary for my servants to take brutalities for their stupidity"

Burke bent at the waist in a bow

"Do not let my brother hear of this report, Burke," Severin said

Of course, Your Highness

Burke bowed again and turned on his outlandish high heeled shoes to leave

"Burke," Severin said

The fashionable valet turned back to face Severin

"The intruder What is her naled to suppress the smile on his lips Elle

Severin waited until Burke had quitted the rooh The skin between Severin’s eyes ached, and Severin pinched it, careful not to jab himself with his claws