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"I feel better than I’ve felt in a long ti about youe did, all day to a knot in the cord of Kyrie’s white robe "All tomorrow and the day after and the day after"

"We can do it again, right?"

"Yes, definitely But we’ll wait a couple days until you’re healed Take warrinned "Yes, ht That’s another order"

Kyrie bent down and kissed Elle on the mouth It should have been a quick kiss but it lasted far too long and yet ended all too soon

"Good night,Kyrie’s hair over her shoulder "Sleep well"

She started for the door but stopped and turned back

"You used your safe word the night you left hihtwas it worse than what he did to you in the shower?"

Was it worse? The night she’d left him Søren hadn’t laid a hand on her He hadn’t hit her, hadn’t touched her and didn’t fuck her in any way

Elle glanced away, let herself reet

"Much worse"

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Haiti

"ARE YOU OUT of your Haitian sley demanded, to which Juliette had a cruel retort

"Are you out of your French courage?"

"I’ht A off to play war"