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"I do I love us together I want you back"

"I’ht Our story is epic" He buried his face in her hair, inhaling--

His s fluttered open--as if they were stunned "We’re having a baby?"

"What were the odds, huh?" she asked wryly "Noe’ll be an arood authority that we can handle this"

He swooped her up, spinning her around Then he slowed, his face falling He set her back on her feet, his hand dipping to her belly "I have nothing to offer you You--and our babe" His hand shook over her as he said those words "I have no kingdo and faction, living on borrowed time in a mortal forest?"

"Our faction could live here in Pande for this realm, I know you did"

"It’s true But the land is rife with danger"

"Because of the de her necklace up "Don’t forget that I’m the Keeper of Keys and you’re the Reader of Words We’ll open both gates and air this place out a bit Oh, oh, I can speak Dragon now! So we could negotiate soht have to offer theoness, but that’s okay" Lanthe walked her fingers up his chest "I’ that either"

He caught her hand, pressing a kiss to her palm "You’d live with me here?"

"Of course! I’d rather live in hell with you than in heaven without you"

"The Vrekeners will think we’re mad"

"I believe they’ll feel a pull to this place, just like you did In any case, we’ll convince them I know it’s a bit of a fixer-upper"--she motioned around her--"in need of Vrekener TLC But it’s nothing that a bucket of paint and so ot this, Thronos"

He leaned in, his eyes telling her he was about to kiss her till her toes curled Just before his lips met hers, he rasped, "If my mate has her heart set on Pandemonia, who am I to deny her?"