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Clara looked over her shoulder, grinning "I want fish and chips But I don’t want to eat Nemo, so make sure the fisher with love

He’llin the do issue, Fox was perfect Strong enough to protect, wealthy enough to provide, fierce enough to love with everything bared

His snowy eyes e he sent was lust He wanted hts, I’d sneaked into his rooiving ave entle wrapped up in brutal violence

My heart fluttered, responding to his unspoken request I wanted him, too Not just now, but for always

I want this All of it

Forever

My heart switched fro like a stone My eyes fell on Clara I hated rief

Nothing lasted forever I just had to embrace every moment I could and prepare myself for pain at the end I would miss her like I would miss my own soul, but I would live on

I would be the universe for another child who needed nancy had thrown ravity

Fox deserved to know about the new life inside h for hione

You know that’s not true Not possibly true

Clara would rip a chunk of our hearts out, and we’d never be the sa star would burn out and leave us in the dark

Roan stood, pushing his chair back The energy in the room increased as he moved toward me My skin sparked in anticipation of his touch;for his possession

And then it shattered

Clara coughed Nothing huge, nothing scary orof it

But the silence afterward sent icicles stabbing into my flesh My eyes flew to her, al forth agony and terror

Clara’s legs went froave way, and her head thunked against the carpet

"No!" Shit

Shoving past Roan, I threw id forid wood Her eyes rolled back, white and vacant Her lips opened and closed fruitlessly trying to drag oxygen into her body

"What the fuck?" Fox slae presence crowdedme claustrophobic

"Get back She can’t breathe!" I hoisted her torso upright, willing her to suck in a breath "Come on, sweetheart Cos wheezed and clattered as a sh

"Give her tome aside to spread Clara onto her back I toppled sideways, tears distortingblizzard eyesto my feet, I ran back to the roo Clue had packed for us Clothes, toiletries, and cuddly toys went flying "Where is it? Where the fuck is it?"

I shoved aside iteers latched around the asthht, I raced back to the office

Fox had one hand pinching her nose while he breathed a lungful of air into Clara’s mouth Her chest rose, then fell as he leaned back and pressed the heel of his hand against her bony chest

"That won’t work She needs this She needs thehiht His back tensed as he fought whatever urges he dealt with

Positioning , panicked eyes "Suck in, okay? You kno to do this" A flicker of life returned to her gaze, and I pushed the inhaler past her blue-tinged lips

Fox looked like a black-hole besideto her?" he growled

Ignoring hi a cloud ofwhat she could

But it wasn’t enough

Hot scalding fear replaced my blood as her little hand clawed at her throat Her lips turned froo

"Lay her down," Fox snapped

"She can’t breathe like that!"