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As Rehvenge took off, he was glad Trez backed hi of fancy tricks that would challenge even a symphath They were, after all, royal lanced at the Bentley&039;s clock He was due toit was a two-hour trip north and it was now eleven fifteen, he was going to have to drive like a bat out of hell

As he took off, he thought about Xhex He didn&039;t want to kno she knew about the sex hoped like hell she continued to respect his wishes and not show up and hang in the shadows

He hated that she kneas nothing but a whore

On one hand, Phury couldn&039;t believe that the words "I alad he&039;d said theh She was dead quiet

He pulled back just enough so he could stuff his sex back in his pants and zip up, then he righted her robe, bringing the two halves together and covering her beautiful body up

In the silence between the from the door to the far wall and back

Her eyes watched his every ?

"I suppose it shouldn&039;t ht it up"

"How is it possible I&039;m sorry That&039;s so inappropriate¡ª"

"No, I don&039;t " He paused, unsure as to whether she&039;d read about Zsadist&039;s past "I took a vow of celibacy when I was young To er And I stuck to it"

Not quite, mate, the wizard chimed in Tell her about the whore, why don&039;t you Tell her about the prostitute that you bought at ZeroSum and took into a bathroom and couldn&039;t finish with

How typical of you to be exceptional in that in on the planet

Phury stopped in front of his drawing on the blackboard He&039;d ruined everything

Picking up a piece of chalk, he started at her feet, beginning to draw the ivy leaves

"What are you doing?" she said "You&039;re ruining it"

Ah, lass, the wizard answered However good he is at drawing, he&039;s better at ruination

Before long, the stunning figure of her was covered with a blanket of ivy leaves When he was finished, he stepped back from the board "I tried sex once And it didn&039;t work out"

"Why not?" she asked in a tight voice

"It wasn&039;t right It wasn&039;t a good choice I stopped"

There was a pause and then a shuffling sound as she got off the table "Just as it was noith me"

He spun around "No, that isn&039;t¡ª"

"You stopped, didn&039;t you You chose not to go on"

"Cor yourself for?" Her eyes were smart as hell as she looked at him "Or is it more like what? Is it the fantasy you have of Bella? Is that what&039;s stopping you? If it is, I feel sorry for the Chosen But if the celibacy is to keep yourself insulated and safe, I feel sorry for you That strength is a lie"

She was right Fuck hiht

Corarded hinity as she pinned it in place "I&039; back to the Sanctuary I wish you well"

As she turned away, he jogged over to her "Cormia, wait¡ª"

She took her arm ahen he tried to take it "Why should I wait? What precisely is going to change? Nothing Go be with the others If you can And if you can&039;t, you need to step down so soth the race needs"

She clapped the door shut behind her

Standing in the e in his ears, Phury closed his eyes and felt the world shrink down all around hi hi hirown, dead garden

That strength is a lie

In the silence that surrounded hiain