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On the way back to theit up in the Escalade: Rhage was popping shit as usual Wrath was laughing at hi everyone was taking potshots at each other As brothers do

Butch settled hi, like the cerereat joy for the Brotherhood And even if he couldn&039;t feel that, he was truly glad for them

They parked in front of thehouse&039;s vestibule doors side and the Brotherhood forain, and they processed into the rainbow-colored foyer to great applause: The doggen were there waiting, all twenty of them, and in front of the servants were the three feowns Beth earing the bloodred one she&039;d been married in, Mary was dressed in royal blue, and Bella was in shi silver

Butch wanted Marissa there so badly, he couldn&039;t stand to look at the shellans from the ache in his chest He was about to make a desperate, pansy break for the Pit when the sea of bodies parted and

Marissa was revealed in a gown of vibrant peach, the color so lovely and vivid he wondered if sunshine hadn&039;t condensed in her very for stopped as she came forward Confused, unable to understand the why of her appearance, Butch nonetheless reached for her

Except she went down to her knees in front of hireat waves of satin

Her voice was husky with emotion as she ducked her head "I would offer you, warrior, this pledge of luck when you fight" She lifted her hands up and in her palms was a thick braid of her hair tied on either end with pale blue ribbon "It would be my pride to have you keep this on you in battle It would be my pride to have my hellren serve our race If you still would have esture, Butch eased down to the floor and lifted up her tre chin As he thumbed away her tears, he took the braid from her and cradled it to his heart "Of course I would have you," he whispered "But what&039;s changed?"

She glanced back at the three females of the house in their majestic dress Then in an equally quiet voice, she said, "I talked to some friends Or rather, they talked to me"

"Marissa" It was all he could say And as his voice seemed to have dried up, he kissed her

When they ereat cheer rose up into the vast foyer

"I&039;m so sorry I eak," she whispered in his ear "Beth and Mary and Bella ca to be at peace with the danger you face as a ht But they trust their males to be careful, and I I believe you love me I believe you wouldn&039;t leave me if you could help it I I believe you will be careful with yourself and that you will stop if the evil threatens to overwhelm you If they can handle the fear of loss, so can I"

He squeezed her even tighter "I&039;ll be careful, I swear I swear"

They stayed on the floor, locked together, for a while Then Butch lifted his head and looked at Wrath, who had taken Beth into his arot a knife and so, you feel ot you covered, my man"

Fritz came forith the same pitcher and bowl of Morton&039;s best that had been used at Wrath and Beth&039;s ceree and Mary&039;s And Zsadist and Bella&039;s

As Butch looked into his shellan&039;s, pale blue eyes, he murht of my life, Marissa That&039;s what you are"