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"Nice words but you’re the one who choked Nora so hard one night she passed out and hit the floor and had to go to the hospital"

"Oh, yes, that night You ht she came to ht we took turns on each other? I deht between equals, youanother person is ever okay"

Kingsley lowered his head until they looked at each other eye to eye

"You apologize for not wanting to hurt another person? Little Prince, I think perhaps you’ve lingered in our world far too long There is no honor in e do There is no evil, either You think you know better about what your fiancée wants than she does You insult her intelligence and maturity and ability to make her own decisions You insult her, you insult us all"

"I want her to be safe"

"You don’t want her to be safe She is safe with us You want her to be saved You can’t save someone--"

"I know I knowI can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved"

"No You can’t save someone who doesn’t need to be saved"

They locked eyes and Wesley knew Kingsley wanted to stare hisley win He’d go hang out with Laila or Grace, with anyone who didn’t loathe him Even Søren made for better coet Nora back I will help if you’ll letback down behind the desk "Keep them clean"

"I know you think I don’t deserve her Fine, I don’t No one’s good enough for Nora But at leastgive hed and sat down in the chair behind the desk again

"Sit down, Wesley"

Wesley paused in the doorway and gazed at Kingsley suspiciously Kingsley pointed at the chair and Wesley returned and sat down

"What?"

"I want to tell you a story A short one"

"Fine Okay Tell me"

"I have loved toers "A thousand lovers but only two loves apart from him The first was a woman named Charlotte I called her Charlie"