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"Yes we are"

"No We’re not"

"Why?" And he seemed truly perplexed "Have you never been--"

"Before you even finish that statein Haven’t been for quite soinal female royalty to the huainst us being together We’re both attractive and of breeding age Both extreent And quite worthy of each other’s company So I’m not sure what the problem is"

Oh, hen he puts it like that"Did you think ly to you?"

He frowned in confusion "What does your ?"

"I’m only here because of her"

"True But you’ll stay, Princess, because of ant, but by the dark gods of fire this one made the rest of them look insecure and unsure of thelanced around his sparse cave fit for a battle-dragon rarely horand riches? Your royal standing? Reallywhat reason would I have to stay other than this hu him She knew she was and yet she couldn’t stop herself And when he didn’t answer right away, she felt a vague sense of disappointe Unlike others in her ht" She sniffed again and turned, walking off He could fix his own damn potatoes

But she never should have turned her back on hih her hair and snatched her back to his side She braced her hands against his big chest, but he pulled until she looked up at him

It wasn’t a vicious pull Or even brutal It was justin control And gods be daood

"Don’t walk away froer or rage Actually, she saw amusement and lust in those dark eyes Even his frown had faded a bit "If you’re going to ask ive o," she snapped

"No Not until we’re done" His eyes roved over her face as he spoke, like he was drinking in her every detail "Now, you asked ive you to entice you to stay with rip on and she desperately fought the urge to ive you is sooness such as yourself I don’t fear your rages I don’t fear your acid tongue In fact, I like you mean The meaner, the better"