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"You’re trying to changeI feel like I’ll die without"

Jo and Rune had traveled worlds together and had encountered creatures of all species They’d seen wonders

He’d never looked at anyone or anything with this otten what you wanted I’m yours, and you’re mine I plan to spend the rest of my life with you Have children with you You’re not alone anymore, Josephine You have me And you’ll have your brother--if I do what’s necessary"

He was rooht with a ny this for Thad, but he was also doing it for the Møriør, for his mission He still needed to kill N&iuhost inside me We’ll both be present, and you’ll see how little I’ oing to balk tonight She shoved his hand off her nape "I told you I wanted ave a bitter laugh "There’s obviously no reasoning with you, because you’re too young to see the bigger picture You like to keep things simple? Sometimes life isn’t sie of our open relationship? You got jealous of Desh, and I wasn’t even screwing him Yet"

Black forked out across Rune’s eyes "I’m not a hypocrite, but there would be no reason for you to bed others No need That wouldn’t be like for like You’d probably think randoh--to know ityour past color the way you see this!"

"Of course I aet that through your head?"

Her tears kept spilling She wasn’t normally a crier, but she was about to lose the second person she’d ever wanted to keep Should she have fought more for Thad when she’d had the chance? Desperate, she told Rune, "If you sleep with other people, I vow to the Lore I will too"

"Gods da like a child! Fine Fuck other males You won’t coerce me with yet another vow!"

"When I return home from my dates, will you ask if my lays satisfied me? You’ll probably be put out when I’m full of another’s blood and can’t take any of yours"

He drew his head back, as if this was insane talk "Again, there’s no need for you to drink frorow red if you drink indiscriminately"

"Then I’d better stick with a few trusted sources"

"And hoill that work? You have black blood I don’t think your bite will be poisonous, but would you risk it? You either drink me--or you drink others You can’t have it both ways"

"Your blood will run its course in a day or two If your job calls you away too hts, I’ll have to share suppers with someone else" A lie Once he slept with Meliai, she would never take froain