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Ashlyn atte Katarina away, but Katarina shook off her hold and stepped forward Toward him

The moment she reached him, she framed his face with her delicate hands He had to crouch to allow the action, which wasn’t exactly a prime position towith you?" she asked

He drew in a breath, his usually useless lungs suddenly infused by the sweetness of her scentas if he were co There are no threats here"

"They are threats," he insisted

She brushed her thuentle, and yet still the action stung But he didn’t pull away The air between them thickened and crackled with awareness He liked it

The others stopped their pursuit andwith incredulity

"Is this really happening or a?" soic hoo-ha?"

"You have a job to do," Katarina reo do it, and I’ll take care of the threats here?"

He snorted "You’re not strong enough"

That earned a raised brow "So you’ve told me"

"Dude Isn’t she aze reile than ever, and yet her beauty took his breath away

Breath he now needed to survive?

"Baden," she said

"Destruction," he corrected

"Since he’s affected by you, I’ to bet you’re affected by him Why don’t I call you Baduction?" She s him to play with her "And a hat tip to you If your newest job is to stare at ot it nailed"

He didn’t kno to play, but he liked seeing her like this Happy rather than despondent