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"Cure her," he rant reed Only if she chooses you"

"You will place no restrictions upon any ti her from this day forth and you will not caution her fro her too"

"That is the game, Hawk," Adam said softly, and Hawk finally understood The smithy didn’t want his wife handed over freely He wanted a contest, a battle for her favors He wanted an open challenge, and intended to win

"You will hate it when I take her from you, dread Hawk," the smithy promised "Close the door when you leave"

CHAPTER 10

"HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A MAN’S WORLD CAN BE TURNED inside out before he even has a chance to see it co the moment the door had shut on his wife and the s, feet-stu

"Do you believe he can cure her, Hawk?"

Hawk puzzled aunnatural about Adam Black, and I mean to find out what it is"

"What do you suspect?"

"I don’t know Gri about the et some answers Where he came from, when he came here, who he’s related to, what he does all day I want to know about every breath he draws, every piss he takes"

"Understood, Hawk"

"Good"

They both turned to stare at the door to the Green Lady’s room It had been hours since the smithy had closed the door Not a sound had escaped since

"Who would try to kill her, Hawk?" Gri to the gossip at Comyn keep, fewer than five people ever saw her How could a lass so far out of circulation offend anyone enough to invite murder?"

Hawk rubbed his head tiredly His sto On sudden impulse he rolled the bottle away from him, toward Grimm "Don’t let ht now He’s touching her, Gri upon her I want to kill hi her," Grimm said easily