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For once in nearly three days I was content

We’d coed the grass and hides and although I was starved, my body was tired, I was clean and I had on a killer outfit

This would work fortasty lemonade, letbut Noctorno didn’t enter He stood there holding the skins back and scowling atat , “What?”

“We’re going to dinner”

I blinked again and, get this, I felt ht

“What?” I breathed

“I need a pulse and you need food Come”

“A pulse?”

“The feel of the land, a sense of what’s happening out there… the pulse Now, coreed with an, “Okay”

He glowered at ht limp, I had on my killer slippers but that didn’t mean my feet weren’t still raard him

The minute the pelts fell into place behind us, he swept irlie shriek before my arm automatically circled his shoulders

“What on –?”

“Gods, Cora, just be quiet,” he h

“Okey dokey,” I muttered back

If he wanted to carryso he didn’t have to carry ood I was clean, had on actual clothes and he was going to feedto kiss hi to argue

He setinto the saddle behindhis heels into the steed

Sale and it was close to dark as we cantered down the mountain

“Is this safe?” I asked

“We’ll soon find out,” was Tor’s not very reassuring response

That shut me up

But only for awhile

“This outfit kicks ass,” I inforhtened around my midriff in a weird way, like the movement was spontaneous and he didn’t mean to do it

Then he asked, “Pardon?”

“This outfit,” I pointed to myself and twistedass I love it It’s awesohs s and Salem slowed

“You like it?”

“No, Tor, I love it The colors are beautiful and the shoes are totally fab…you…las”

“Gods,” he whispered, his eyesover my face, “you like it”