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Sheall of herself, was telling him it was a conscious decision on her part, with no expectations in return

Teht it For her He shook his head, detero any further “I am more sorry than I can ever express, Janaan”

“But, Malek”

He struggled to shut out the desperation that seized her face, felt the last words he’d say to her gut him on their way out “No, Janaan This is final Saive hioodbye, and one last look, one that would have to last him a lifetime, he turned and left the only woman he’d ever craved The woman he loved

Yes, loved Ya Ruhht he could love Now he knew he could, to unihts, to fathoain For his heart had woken up only to love her And to love her forever

Jay kept itation rushing to her eyes

She felt like one big bruise She shouldn’t wonder at that with all the ricocheting she’d done in the last couple of months Not to mention since she’d met Malek And that last blow before he’d walked out of her roo off on another tangent, out of Damhoor Never to return

She pulled in a deep breath and tried to fit the card in her door again—and it receded out of reach!

Her eyes snapped up, a dozen unfor in her mind, and there, in the se fell away He was here Here

She couldn’t think why Couldn’t think at all Didn’t care He was here He’d given her another chance to see him She raised her face up to hi her inside, his hands burning her with his reality and agitation?

“Malek?” she choked, dreadpersonal this ti me this tiiveabout’ innocent routine You know damned hat you did and why you did it”

She stared up at hie only spiked “And you’re not doing it You are not going to Darfur, Janaan I forbid you”

It took ato sink in as his eyes and breath blasted her

Answering anger snapped her out of her enervated state, made her shake off his hands “You ion are concerned, but you have no say outside it” He sant, almost vicious She cried out, “You can’t have that kind of reach!”