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I pulled back enough to look up at hi that you kno to use a co it as a question

To my surprise he kisseded to confuse the living fuck out ofanother deh it is not sireat deal of effort There is a luhrek who is gifted with y She perforh? Okay, that was a big ol’ whopping shocker, and I knew it showed on ree like that

I could feel a sies of my mind, and I took a shaky breath I had to keep control of it this ti if I went ain I was safe with him only because of the oaths that bound us both I could foolthe dynamic between us, but the truth was that I had no idea where I stood with him Or where I wanted to stand with hi someone--like an actual boyfriend? If I ever decided I wanted to stop sleeping with Rhyzkahl, hoould he react? Was being my lover part of a plan, or was there any spark at all of true desire to be with me? And if the latter were true…how did I feel about that?

"I want to knohy you changed your look but I don’t want to waste a question on that," I blurted He lifted an eyebrow, but I bulled onward before he could speak "I know this is going to see me out because it h I know I can’t really trust you beyond the oaths you’ve given me, I feel more comfortable around you than I feel around most huht that this whole thing is just you playing ame is a pretty awful one" I clamped one ain with the verbal diarrhea but in a different direction Did I really just tell him that I didn’t trust him that I cared about him?

"I mean…" I started, but then trailed off What the fuck was I supposed to say that could serve as any sort of useful dae control? I needed to simply shut the fuck up

His expression rearded ht be useful and hile to more closely conforht to be wary of me and to trust cautiously, but I will tell you that so was based onI do hope that on this, at least, you will believe ive him a s to pleaseme out

Rhyzkahl bent his head to kiss me I returned it, then pulled back and looked up into his face "I don’t want to fuck today"

He dipped his head in a slight nod "Then ill not"

"I mean, it’s not you at all, and you’re still crazy-hot and sexy, but I just have too h ently interrupted "There is never a need to explain or defend such a wish"

He sure did make it hard to distrust him The best con men always seeainst his chest and closedits path

"You like to win, don’t you?" I ," he said

"Winning has consequences as well"

"But one tends to have more control over consequences when one is the victor"

I opened my eyes to look into his "Do you ever lose?"

"Yes It is how I know that I prefer to win" An expression of regret skione "You have yet to ask your questions, dear one"