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She puts her pal with tears ‘Don’t Don’t spoil tonight Who knohat to’

I look at the sad desperation in her face, and even though itdeep breaths, I cal nemesis

‘Tell me exactly what happened,’ I demand

She bows her head ‘It doesn’t matter’

‘If you don’t tell et it directly from him, and it won’t be pretty,’ I warn, my voice cold and quiet

Her head flies up ‘No, don’t,’ she cries

I stare hard at her She seehtly and never let her leave this house I soften my voice ‘Then tell me,’ I coax

‘You shouldn’t have bought the earrings You shouldn’t have showed your hand It was a rash thing to do Now he knows that you and I are …’ She shudders ‘What if he tells my father?’

I don’t tell her that I wanted to showto stand for her having to sneak around in the ht to see me I want to blow it all out of the water I want to stand in front of her father come what may War or not, I’ll declare that she is mine

I bring her wrist to ers have left on her skin Her expression is troubled, and it kills me that I can’t erase that look of fear and worry or protect her That too And while she is out of ht of anything happening to her I pull her soft body against mine and breathe in the clean, sweet smell

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you from that sick coward,’ I mutter into her soft hair

‘It’s okay It’s not your responsibility’

That is where she is wrong She is my responsibility Every inch of skin on her body is my responsibility

‘I’ to do about it, mmm?’

I feel her body wriggle and rub wantonly against mine and immediately the uncontrollable lust she always invokes in my loins overtakes me

I pull away slightly, cup her bare breasts, and letsinfully aroused by the startling contrast of ainst her white flesh