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Again, the contradictions in thisAs we set out, I stared at hiistered what a smooth ride Alizay was

But how could I not stare? He was captivating, with the bright fall sunwas a sight to behold

A body like that was good for two things that started with f And fighting was the other one

Draggingestate A cool breeze finagled stray leaves fro the stables

In coained distance frouest houses and the garage,more wildlife A fox, two martens, nu streah I’d never ridden such a fine horse, I could tell she wasn’t satisfied with this ry for more" I bit the inside of ht as well have pointed at ive herher speeding forward

He quickly caught up, and we galloped over what see hter, and even Sevastyan’s lips curled, almost a smile Oh, yeah, if he ever did hit me with a real shtwhat it would be like if he were ether It’d never be dull

No, it’d be dark And deep I sed In any case, the ball was no longer in my court I couldn’t have made it clearer to him how I felt, and he’d ? He’d told Filip that I ith hier?

Oureven closer as we headed toward a distant birch forest Once we’d reached that thick grove, we slowed to a walk I loved watching the leaves flutter all around us, caught on the breeze like little kites "This place is a"

"I used to explore here as a boy"

"It must’ve been an incredible place for a kid" Especially compared to what he’d known before then Had he recuperated fro here? Gone fro no one to having a father in Kovalev?

"Paxán wanted me to feel that this was ht strea Sevastyan’s face, his eyes The gold was so vivid, it was like the sun had rendered the

When I found s you learned"