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"I would say you acco h"

She heard the fissure of irritation in his voice Unfortunately, a spark of annoyance was riffling through her as well She’d not have him toss into her face what they’d shared "But we both know it coentle me if I were to continue with theseencounters--as lovely as they are"

"Lovely? Princess, you can no more keep your hands from me than I can keep mine from you Hot, torrid, wild, yes But lovely indicates a taetting angry, addressing her as Princess rather than her na now, not any deep feelings that ht be wounded with her departure "Please, let’s not squabble There can never be anything more between us than e’ve shared"

"Oh, I think there could be hts e could have a thousand"

"But nothing perrow bored and sail away--"

"Then keep hed at the ludicrousness of it "Answer me truthfully If you were not to lose interest in landforever?"

"It’s not that simple I’m the captain of a ship"

"So you’ll leave?"

"Of course I’ll leave"

"So I can’t hold you here--even if I’"

He cursed harshly "I need the sea I can only stand being landlocked for so long and then I’ll go mad But you could come with me--"

"No, I can’t I’m not an adventurer I want security, children, a hoive ive you in ht I do want it, but we cannot always have ant Sometimes we must say no, no matter how difficult It is what is proper It is our duty When a gentleman calls on me, I must be able to look hiuilt because when he leaves I’ll be sneaking off with souilty Men don’t"

"Woher standard Doesn’t e athem to someone else Perhaps you have the ability to hold your heart separate when joined in intimacy with another, but I can’t"