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Never do that to us again Give us a chance to at least convince you otherwise, curse you, Soleil Orpheline!

He nodded griht, and his fingers curled into a fist He hoped to hell that he would never be ain

Throughout the night, the baron and the younger daughters had lectured Soleil about her penchant to keep her trouble to herself And she had let the a word in her defense, and if she did speak, it was in cal tones

Not once had he heard her cry, Ilie thought, and that alone convinced him he had to be here

Even though it would have been better and safer to recuperate in Brimstone, he would never abandon Soleil in her time of need—-

Soleil’s bedroom door finally opened, and Ilie waited patiently for his heartkeeper to notice hiainst it, closing her eyes wearily

When she opened her eyes and saw hi”

Soleil burst into tears

As expected, Ilie thought in amusement

In a blink, they were in bed, Soleil in his lap, and as he licked away her tears, he et aith so like that—-”

“I-insufferable oaf”

“Jerk is less of a mouthful, ma lisse”

She sobbed obediently, “Jerk”

He kissed her hard, and with her hands trapped between their bodies, Soleil could feel the way his heart thundered against his chest

“Yes,” he gritted out, reading her un terrified I don’t think I will ever forget feeling so damn helpless”

“I’ht dizzily, she was thankful to hi what could she have possibly done in her past life to deserve someone so exquisite like Ilie Marcovici

“Don’t worry,” the

Even his tone was beautiful

Everything about him was beautiful

And he loved her!

He loved her!

“I’ll make you pay—-”

Her feelings spilled over, and she could no longer contain herself She moved forward and covered her mouth with his

Ilie stiffened

She whispered brokenly in his mind, Milord…I love you

Ah

A edly, Damn you