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Pippi watched Acheron turn his gaze to hers, and the haunted look in them nearly destroyed her

“Have I told you…everything?”

The controlled tightness of his voice said so, so much, and Pippi bit her lip hard “You did” Her tone shook, and her heart proved to be just as unwieldy, having lost so er remember the proper way to beat

He reod, but for once she was blind to his perfection For once, she couldn’t see hi in the abyss of his past, and all she could see was aa knife under his pillow, because the ht, there was that one chance they could get hiood

“Don’t look at e “I don’t want your pity, dammit”

“Good” Pippi fought hard to keep her tone steady, knowing that anything less would be misconstrued “Because you don’t have it”

“I only needed you to understand why I can’t turn Amelia away”

“I know”

Relief had Acheron breathing hard

“And I can’t thank her enough—”

His head jerked up, his stunned gaze flying to hers

“Because if it hadn’t been for her, you ouldn’t be here, and I’d never be so lucky to ht “You”

Ah, God

She really was the loveliest little thing, but even knowing that she deserved better, even knowing he could only dirty someone like her –

He just couldn’t let her go

Chapter 18

“This is so weird,” she couldn’t help re an hour later The two of the their drive-thru ers, fries, and shakes She couldn’t re any happier It was the best date ever, but it was also the strangest, since they were at the back of an ambulance van

“Are you sure we’re not depriving anyone ofthis?”

Acheron gave her an odd look “This is mine”

“You have your own ambulance?”

“Only as of today,” he answered with a shrug “I thought it wouldthe current nature of our relationship”