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Wrong again, girl

His mind filled with Josephine, Rune touched Meliai by rote He was as out of his body as he’d been with the serpent

If the nymph noticed, he didn’t care

Normally he would’ve been inside her by now He could replay the last twenty-four hours with his et it up, but his mind resisted that trick

To stay hard with another, he was going to have to make a conscious effort A conundrum Because he couldn’t stray in the first place if he was hts were turned inward, puzzling over his fight with Josephine Why in the hells had she been that upset? She hadn’t cried when N&iuht tears had flowed

Was Josephine so used to getting her way she’d cried out of resent plans to drink from them Yet another ridiculous vow He’d never known anyone who abused the not to beco besotted males coht, She drinks ht, she fucks me alone

Not quite, baneblood No one could pleasure her more than he did--but what about his taste? What ifwhat if she preferred another’s blood? She’d never bitten anyone else

She’s me, and I’ain?

He would recognize her little bite anywhere--in a way, it was like his clai mark If he encountered one of her lovers and saw it

He ground his fangs She didn’t have to feed from others What was the point? They would keep that separate froements between them He’d make it a condition

Maybe he would use a vow to the Lore!

He would convince her blood-drinking was for them alone, their special act As she’d described: with the licking, and the lips, and the penetration Daht, their heartbeats had synchronized; she’d commented on the bond, how she was different

Why would she ever share that--

He stilled Josephine viewed sex the way he viewed her feeding As private and special As so that bonded the bite on hiave littleto sex with others She did

He hissed in a breath Unfortunately, he’d co conclusion when he was naked in bed with another fe hisinside Fuck!

He yanked Meliai’s hands off hi far away

He shook his head hard, bringing himself back to this room When Josephine had told hiet her brother back, Rune had been confused; wouldn’t she do anything for Thad?