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The elevator doors opened and A on the tile, looking annoyed Looking beautiful Looking like home

He opened his mouth to speak and she shushed hiive i top "Nice try I already saw the blood Take it off"

Ronin felt compelled to point out, "Baby, it’s not what you think"

"Then explain it to me, baby," she retorted "Because after the last time Shiori took off a layer of your skin, you proht with her anymore"

"It’s not an injury fro" He touched her cheek "I keep my promises All of them"

A bewildered look entered her eyes "Then what happened? You’re bleeding"

He glanced down at his ari He kissed her softly "Giveto clean this up"

She didn’t argue

In the master bathrooauze He hissed It hurt like a asp sounded frohostly white "Ronin We have to get you to the hospital That needs stitches"

He pressed a cold washcloth on the jagged wound "No"

"No? Butit’ll scar"

"A it myself with barbed wire seeeon that stitchedbefore" He removed the washcloth "Look at it and tell me what you see"

Amery reached out to touch it, but snatched her hand back at the last second Then she leaned closer "Okay It’s hard to discern much beneath the, ah, blood, but it looks like a Japanese symbol"