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These were o “See, I went to sleep and then I woke up and I was here I mean, I went to sleep at home, my home, where, you know, beds aren’t made of feathers but of…” I didn’t knohatso I sallied forth, “Other stuff And you don’t understand birds and there are no curses That hy I didn’t know about the Rosa and Dash thing See, we don’t have curses but even if we did, I wouldn’t know about that curse because I’m not the Cora you know I’m a different Cora, one who’s fat but polite and doesn’t snore and…”

He cut in with, “You aren’t fat”

“You said I’d gained weight”

“You have You’ve also grown your hair”

Noere getting soht there proves I’m not the Cora you know”

“No, it proves that in the sixevery bloody row”

He hadn’t seen me in six months?

“You haven’t seen ods’ sakes,” he clipped

“We’re married!” I cried “Why haven’t you seen me in six months?”

“Because you hate me, Cora, and I’o See, the Cora I am kno to bastemy feet on stuff I don’t want to do but eventually I’ll do it I’m polite andor anything, but I’ive me a chance, I can show you I’er you’ll stick with it every second of the day and live it with every breath you take But all of it will be an act of pure deception”

Jeez, if he believed that then the Cora of this world must be a serious bitch

“No one can do that,” I said softly

“You could,” he returned “You see, o I bedded a woman so cold, it was a wonder my ck didn’t splinter to shards when I drove it inside you” I gasped at his words but he kept talking “And but hours ago, just your mouth was so warm it lit a fire inside ”

I flattened her up on et it? That also proves I’m not the Cora you know”

“It, and this nonsense you’re spouting, only proves how desperate you are to keep ood side so I’ll keep you safe from Minerva and do it in the style which you undoubtedly require”

Minerva?

I didn’t get the chance to ask, he kept talking “But Dash believes your performance, Rosa adores you and therefore, out of respect for theet what I can out of you in the process”

I fell back to the soles of , “Why do you hatequestion I knehen the light of rage hit his eyes at the same time his face went stone cold

“Why?” he whispered

I knew he thought I shouldn’t have to ask but I felt I should knohat I was dealing with

“Yes, why?”

“You dare ask?”