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Whoa This had to stop ood

“Noctorno –”

His teeth nipped my ear and I shivered

I liked that too, way better than Salea Tor But I had to remember he was Noctorno, always, always, always

“I –”

I stopped talking when his ar because my body treet what I said in the village I’ve changed ame, my love, I want you to,” he murmured “Let me take you to my castle where you can play it Let me make you heavy with my heir and I’ll treat you like a queen while you play it You give er house, ods, it’ll be yours Just open your legs, convinceit, settle a son on me and, before you leave, I’ll hand you the world”

My body started tre but for a totally different reason

“Before I leave you’ll handyou want,” he assuredinto mine

“Leave you with my son”

“My son,” he stressed

“Our son,” I corrected

His teeth nipped ain and he whispered, “My son, Cora My heir My country’s future king”

Dear God Was he serious?

For sanity’s sake, Iit?”

“Yes”

“So I won’t?”

“You let go, I’llcloser to o, sweets,” he coaxed into nant and take my child?”

His head came up and he asked, “Fuck you?”

“Screw, no love, fkhiently but edto say,” he rereed

He was silent but he didn’t let ive you that”

“So clever, you’d think I was from a different world,” I noted sarcastically

“Noouldn’t go that far, love”

No, of course he wouldn’t

“Whatever,” I muttered to his shoulder

“I think you missed it, Cora”

“Missed what, Noctorno?”

I heard him pull a sharp breath in his nose then he stated, “The part where I gave you permission to play me”

“That’d be hard to do since I’m not a player”

I watched him tip his head back before he ht,” I muttered back

He tipped his head down and his eyes locked on o to bed and lay awake before sleep clai what it would be like to have the other half of my soul in Rosa”

Oh my God