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Her aqua-blue eyes were filled with feelings he could not identify “I’ I’m scared, Sandor I don’t want to be hurt”

“I will not hurt you”

“But you will You can’t help it” Her eyes drooped as exhaustion overtook her, but the words kept corained she did not need to be fully alert to express it “You don’t love oing to be worse than the pain of letting you go”

He could not believe what he was hearing “Damn it, I will not hurt you”

“You won’t be able to help it” She sounded so sad

And it made him furious There was no need “You tell me what you need and I will make sure you have it” To him, it was that simple Why could she not see it?

“You can’t”

“I can do anything”

Her lips curled in a small, melancholy siveof all”

“What is so important?”

“Your love”

He felt like he’d been kicked in the chest, but didn’t knohy “I can give you everything you need” He kneas true “If you want affection, I will give it to you If you want gifts, I will buy them for you If you want co I ithhold from you”

Her eyes closed, but moisture leaked from the corners and it made him feel helpless, not a sensation he was used to And certainly not one he liked

“Except the e without” She turned on her side, away fros you offer should coive them to meif I askThere’s a difference, even if you can’t see it I know that difference intimately”