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Rhage’s voice thundered out of hi so loudly, it nearly shook the house: "Lizabitte! You will not address your mahmen in that tone of voice!"
Hellllllllllllllo, inner father, he thought numbly
And yup, that shut everyone up Froze the feen outside of Wrath’s study drop her duster and duck for cover
And apparently, he wasn’t done laying down the hammer
He took the steps two at a time until he was on Bitty’s stair, and leaned down so that they were eye to eye "I understand you’re upset We’re upset, too This was not part of the plan we had for any of our lives--but this is where all four of us are at He seems like a nice male and he is your blood and you shouldeh all of this But I will not have you ever thinking that we don’t love you like you were our own You are not defective You are perfect and s to everyone who knows you And ill love you forever"
There were so s he could say: You’re the only child we’ll ever have I a to be nothing without you
But that was grown-up stuff Things that he and Mary were going to have to work through
They were not Bitty’s proble to make them her concern
Abruptly, the little girl burst into tears "I don’t want to leave you guys…"
Mary wrapped her are wrapped his arms around both of his ferand staircase … and cried
THIRTY-NINE
Axe ended up leaving Novo at The Keys after she found a likely candidate--in fact, it was that human woman Axe had been with a nus and the Cruella de Vil hair Knowing that his fellow trainee was in good hands--naot a nod in return
For the first tiet hoet clean The second he walked in the front door, he dumped his black cloak on the back of a chair, and went directly to the shower
Even though he hadn’t had sex or even touched anyone, he wanted to scrub every inch of his body before he saw Elise
The hot water and all the soap was a godsend, and he spent a lot of time with his head back under the spray, the delicious rush pouring down over his face and his chest He was just about to step out when he sensed he was no longer alone in the cottage Sure enough, a soft knock sounded out
He started to sh the closed panels "I’ll wait for you downstairs--"