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—-and changed her mind

“I forgive you, milord”

His s and intimate at the same time “That means the world to me, ma lisse”

Oh!

There it was again, and this time he had used the endearment out loud!

Stop calling

But it was the nore her Instead, he said in a low voice, “Your sister told ”

Curse you, Fleur

“Oh?” She worked hard to sound unaffected

He squeezed her knee, , “She says you’ve knoas the one since you were fifteen”

Double curse you, Fleur

It took her a while to answer, Soleil not wanting to sound breathless as she asked, “Does it matter, milord?”

“Yes”

She was stunned at the sudden tautness in his voice

“How is it that you even knew about it before I did?”

She could appreciate why he was genuinely perplexed, and she asked him in her mind, Father has told you about me, hasn’t he?

How he ca you up, yes

Apparently, my otherworlder parent has demon blood, and whatever I inherited fronition when I saw you

“I see” He was grimly silent for a moment “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Her di else as she said lightly, “You ht? Why didn’t I throw myself at you? Because that’s the only way you’d have noticed me, do you not think…my one?”

The last words would have sounded sweet to anyone’s ears, but she and thewhy a powerful half-demon like him hadn’t known she was near

I’m sorry

I’m sure you are

Irritation flashed in thewo he said

What more do you want?

Nothing,the way his hand on her knee ed to as she continued, I wasn’t the one who looked for you—-

Is this about pride, milady?

Not at all, she answered, but she knew she was lying It was a bit about pride, and surely that was understandable?

He should have noticed her She was his heartkeeper, curse it So why hadn’t he? Why?

“I’m sorry”

“Forgiven, milord”

He told her in his mind, Liar

She let her eyes go wide Oh no, the big bad wolf’s found me out Please don’t eat me—-

His eyes blazed, and his nostrils flared

Too late, she realized she had chosen the worst thing to say