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He sed thickly "Did I hear you right?"

She laid her hand on his chest Beneath her pal about you before I slept Wanting you Knowing I could never have you after that night"

"Can you forgive me? My actions were idiotic, my words to you hateful I flinch to recall theive me the chance"

Could she? "What do you want fro you If you’ll haveher mouth to say yes, then she recalled another obstacle "You should know so before you co lead on a dark fey female She’s here in the city I think she’s even an assassin--"

"I’ve met her"

If it took the rest of his immortal life, he’d erase that doubt froht her presence ht upset you, so I intercepted her Once I made it clear I was lost for you, we had a nice conversation"

Josephine nibbled her botto" He rubbed his hands from Josephine’s shoulders to her neck and back Howher "I also put in a few good words for Thaddeus"

Her hazel eyes widened "Get the hell out"

"You don’t have any reason to trust ed I knoay you can feel confident in , "Josephine, I vow to the Lore I’ll never--"

She slapped her palm over his mouth "Ah-ah, Rune When you’re faithful to me, it won’t be because a vow compels you to be No more vows to the Lore for either of us, okay?"

She released him when he nodded But he needed to make her know, as he knew "You trust I’ll be true to you?"

"Maybe you’re not a corinned "Then I vow to you I’ll never be with another I love you, Josie"

She sucked in a breath "I love you too Even when you’re a dickwad"

"You said if we had sex, I’d be telling you things That I wanted a commitment and a bond between only us, and I would never want another fe you that"--he ran his knuckles along her cheek--"I just didn’t know it yet"

When she leaned into his caress, he knew she had truly forgiven him

"And didn’t I tell you that you loved me?" She reached up to twine her hands behind his neck "I coonna realize I’ in his chest faded, warmed by a fire that would never die