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No questions spilled froh a hts of tomorrow intruded

There was now, she was happy, and that was enough

On the fourth day he roused her while it was still dark outside, bundled her nude body warmly in a down comforter, and sifted them repeatedly until at last he stopped atop a race on the edge of a sheer thousand-foot drop, he cradled her in his arhlands, their breath frosting the chilly air

It began with the old on the far , turned to a rosy-orange fireball, then bathed the hills and valleys in gold

And as they sat on top of the world while the day was being born he told her of his plan: the why of the rituals the MacKeltars performed on the feast days and ould happen if they didn’t perforhnassadh, a few days hence, in order to bring Aoibheal to MacKeltar land; that when she came, Adam would apprise her of Darroc’s treachery and secure Gabrielle’s safety as he’d proht happen between them then No words of any future beyond that ti, fat coward Falling for a fairy prince in hu? With all kinds of powers? Adaine him in his natural state

She wasn’t sure she wanted to see hio on like this forever She didn’t want any changes Things were perfect as they were

Ada

Anyone with unli with it

So she refused to follow that line of thought any further There was no point in speculation, it would only drive her crazy SoShe would deal hat came to be when it came to be For all she knew, maybe Adam couldn’t really protect her, and the queen would kill her or turn her over to the Hunters, and it would all becoht

And all the more reason to savor the now

Which she did for the rest of the day, rolling across the bed with hi wildly

Until dusk