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“It was my mother’s,” I told her “And her mother’s”

It was one of the only things randle it to her after she eloped with my father

Her eyes flew up to mine, and I hoped she understood what the heirloom meant

“The wohters,” I explained “My ive it to you herself, but she knew that…”

I couldn’t force the words out, but her eyes dropped, her chin tre to say

Banks hadn’t gotten a lot of gifts from others in life, and none from her own parents It stillfrom me

Raising her hands, she fitted the comb into the back of her hair and wrapped her arms around me

Her nose brushedto take you away from me”

I reachedthe strap of blades around her leg, and lifted her into my arms “If I ever leave you, it’s because I’m dead”

I sankthe only assurance she’d ever need, and I’d do it a hundred times a day for the rest of my life if she needed

She’d never had shit she had to worry about losing in life, and I was going to break

God, she was a

I unzipped my pants, tookup into her right there in the dark stairwell

“Ah,” she groaned, holding on for dear life “I love you, Kai”

“I love you too,” I breathed out across her mouth “I can’t stop I don’t want to ever stop”

I pumped up into her hard and fast, frenzied, as I buried ed me

I registered a screech or so somewhere in the distance, and then howls from downstairs

“Kai,” she ”

Who cares? I didn’t care The whole house could be on fire right now, and I wouldn’t care

I stared into her eyes A truck would have to drag me off you

Well, this is new