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The door shut with a loud thud He held up his hands, all innocence As if he wasn’t a lying, cheating scu

"Tink, it’s just er and threw it at hi to the floor Angry beyond iven her and pointed the barrel at his chest Her hands were shaking, her blood as hot as fire "I said no, just to save you, but you insisted I marry you"

Darkness descended over his expression "You plan toher up inside

Tears welled in her eyes His hair was tangled, his eyes bloodshot, and his skin pallid Obviously, too much pleasure with the blonde fro rinkled and torn--had the feh with him? Her stomach heaved

"Yes! I saw you with her," she croaked "Saw you kiss her After you’d had sex with o, she would have called it ain

A muscle ticked in his jaw, the catalyst to a deep, dark coldness that began to fall over his features "You invadedher feet on the floor, she raised her chin "I sure did" At first, she’d been so excited by her success She was bound to Kane in a way she’d never been bound to another, so, of course she could reach him the way she’d never reached another But then she’d realized there was a pretty fe in front of him, and he couldn’t take his eyes off of her lips

Josephina had wanted to die

She’d also wanted to kill!

"Tink," he said

"Don’t Tink un down, and I’ll explain everything that happened"

"I don’t want the gory details"

He raked a hand through his hair, causing the strands to stand on end "Give me a chance Please"

"I did! And you betrayed me at the first opportunity"

"I hated every moment of it, I pro everything around me I wanted to calm him down, that was all He promised to leave you alone if I kissed her, and I wanted so badly for him to leave you alone"

She hadn’t been able to hear Disaster while in his mind, but she’d certainly heard Kane Swear it, she re Swear you’ll leave Tink alone

One of the tears escaped, slid down her cheek "What would you do if the situation were reversed, and I se man, just to save you?"

His eyes narrowed "I would have ripped hiether and then ripped hiression in every step "I made a terriblemore"

"It doesn’t ain, you have my word" Another step closer "A Sent One came--"

"Sent One? And stay where you are!"

He froze, his ed warrior tasked with fighting evil, like an angel, onlynot He told me to starve the demon, no matter what Disaster does, and eventually you’ll be safe"

"Oh, I’ll be safe all right," she said quietly "I’ll be safe away from you"

"Tink" He took another step toward her

"I said stay back!"

He didn’t He increased his speed Instinct kicked in, and her finger flexed on the trigger Pop The gun recoiled, s from the barrel Horror filled her