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"Did your man parts fall off?" she whispered

"Nay," he replied, briefly a of sweet cakes?"

"Not this tio than in your arms," she breathed

The words thawed a piece of hie "You will not die, Naia But I will"

The arhtened in response "Would you tell ht His name? She dared ask such a sacred question at a time like this? Even his betrothed did not know his na was back, the instinct that prevented hi affronted by the request and instead, seemed to confirm an idea he had barely forreat battle-witch whose name she bore: a warrior queen ht that united the kingdoms under one rule

Rarely did he allow hi two kingdo War and battle required all his concentration, and with ti out, he dared not spare his focus for such fanciful thoughts

With her perfect body beneath hiard what happened after the fighting ceased as possible, that they defeated the curse and entered into a time of peace There was no use for a battle-witch once war stopped - and the idea of bonding her off to another h him He experienced no possessiveness at all for the woman promised him and forbidden need for the one loaned to hiic manifests, and we do not die, I will tell you," he whispered He kissed her neck lightly and then buried his face in her hair and waited

"Prepare to be disappointed like everyone else in roaned loudly - then snapped For a horrifying ht of the penduluht closed his eyes, not yet ready to lose faith in the woman beneath him He had come too far, risked too much, lost too many, for this to be his end He was destined to conquer the realm and defeat the curse

"I aht of Black Moon Draw," he said softly

They began to fall

He held his breath and willed her to use the ic in the medallion trapped between their bodies