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"I don’t need your protection!"

"And I don’t need you!"

She went to walk around hiht hold of hers, yanking her back

"Rhiannon, wait"

"No!" But with their tails locked together, she couldn’t leave And Bercelak wouldn’t let her go "Releaselike it!"

Both crouching do, their tails locked, they circled each other Both ready to attack at a second’s notice

"Youso difficult, Princess"

"No I don’t I don’t need you to baby me, Bercelak To always protectin and tellingto protect you It’s my job to keep you safe"

"No It’s not If I’uards for that They will protect me from enemies But I’ll not bed them"

His black eyes focused on her face "You better not"

She finally chuckled "I hadn’t planned on it"

"Good," he grumbled while he took several steps toward her "I’d hate to kill all those guards for no reason"

Rhiannon grinned andcloser and closer "I will always listen to your counsel, Bercelak But you must trust me to make the best decisions I deem necessary"

He stared at her body, but didn’t respond

"Bercelak?"

"What?"

"I’d actually like an answer on that one"

He turned back to her face "An answer on what?"

"Your attention seeain roaon, Rhiannon"