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Not so Josephine "I et dressed" She hopped fro view of her taut ass, and hurried to the bath

He reached for his jeans, regretting he hadn’t said, "After another round" He’d just strapped on his bow and quiver when she returned, fastening her necklace

She’d stolen one of his shirts to wear over her dress, tying the ends and rolling the sleeves up Her hair was pulled back in a haphazard ponytail Even like this, she couldn’t look

"Are you ready?" she asked

He took her hand "Of course"

She stared at their clasped hands for several moments

"Josephine?"

"Uh, yeah, can you trace me back to the Quarter?"

It’d be full dark there, roughlyon a side street off Bourbon

She regarded the area, then turned back to hi, little dove, back to your roost"

She hesitated to release his hand, gazing up at hias lao fro er do"

"Got it" She opened her ain: "I know you’re the hit-it-and-quit-it king, but for what it’s worth, I would’ve liked to see you again"

Oh, you will And shortly He could follow that tracking rune anywhere He was h Rune would have the vao They ht be on opposite sides of an immortal war, but he wasn’t finished with this feue to persuade her back into his bed--even after he killed her ally He forced hio of her hand "Perhaps we’ll cross paths"

He thought he spied a hint of sadness in her eyes "Sure Cross paths No big deal" She started down the street

Once she’d turned the corner, he drew another rune combination on his forearm, a concealment spell to cloak his scent and render him invisible

He traced to the rooftops to pursue her, traveling froh the neighborhood Then she paused, see each street she passed

No doubt she was frantic to find N&iu she’d learned about Rune He felt an unexpected sting over that, but reminded himself all was fair in love and war

Wait--wasn’t that the Valkyrie’s scent? Yes, there N&iu Josephine, with that bat on her shoulder

Eyes locked on his ene one-and-done