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She lifted her chin slowly and sed past the lump in her throat “Sorry Hormones probably,” she finally whispered “If you’ll excuse o to ht”

“The hell you are” His fingers looped around her arht, yet still, she flinched It was al

He released her just as quickly, staring at her as though confused

“I hurt you” He frowned, perplexed, watching her carefully “What’s wrong? Is this why you went to Dr Armani? Is my touch suddenly painful to you?”

Anya shook her head It hadn’t been pain It hadn’t hurt, not physically Emotionally The warmth she needed, the feel of him that she ached for physically, couldn’t overshadow the pain she felt inside

“I’ain “Please excuse ave hiht”

She opened the door, slipped inside the little room and nearly sank to the floor as her upper body spasmed with the need to sob She was his mate, not his coya Without the ceremony, she would never truly be his coya, his other half She was just the wo more

Exhaustion filled her, and for the first ti heat didn’t torment her She lay down on the couch, pillowed her head on her arm and stared into the darkness until she slept

She wasn’t aware of Del-Rey stepping into the roo beside her She didn’t know he reached out, touched the tear on her cheek and felt like sobbing himself

“I’m sorry, baby,” he whispered “This way is best For both of us”

He touched her cheek with the back of his fingers, feeling the silky, cool flesh as he felt a shiver work through her She was cold, but she wasn’t aroused He could s off her in waves, even in sleep

Sighing at the brutality of what he’d done to her, aching with it to a depth of his being that he didn’t know existed, Del-Rey picked his fragile mate up in his arms and carried her to their bed

Undressing her took a while Heto wake her from the exhausted slumber she seemed to have slipped into

When he had left her thathi plans and he had known it He had known it and hadn’t wanted to lose the warhter until he had no other choice

Now he had lost it, and it felt as though he had lost a part of himself