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"We will ce to reave a violent shake of her head "No No sex Ever I give you permission to be with others As many others as you want, but never me"
His frown returned "We are husband and wife"
"I know, but I told you I never experienced desire and I ht for a moment, nodded "Very well It shall be as you wish" He turned on his heel and left through the saht wrung dry welled with a new flood of oing to loan my foot to your ass"
–Taliyah, the Cold Hearted
KATARINA RESTED HER head against Baden’s shoulder and petted her fingers along the ropes of strength in his chest, herthe past few hours First, he’d read a text froe Gilly is better--but oops, she’sOh, & she’s onna last FOREVER
Baden told Katarina the bond had irl immortal, the same way Ashlyn’s bond to Maddox hadtheir futures Then he’d made sweet, sweet love to Katarina Afterward, he’d held her close and they’d whispered silly secrets in the dark
She’d told him hohen she was five years old, her father convinced her she could hts a kiss, he’d said, red would turn to green To this day, she blew kisses to the lights whenever she drove
Baden told her how, centuries ago, he had allowed Paris to break his arehait better Only, a kiss hadn’t made it better So he’d broken both of Paris’s arms
"You didn’t kill him?" she’d asked "Baden, I’m so proud of you!"
"The fact that I restrained myself is what earned hed, and he’d tickled her She’d begged him to stop, even as she’d hoped he would continue He’d hout the course of his life Childish gaain, and he’d fallen asleep with a se
Was he considering e bond? Was she?
No, no Of course not They were only teedhad it?
She studied him now Without the cares of the world and the de him in different directions, his features were alet him to that point
"You stopped," he said, his voice deeper than usual, raspier, too He turned his head to asped His pupils consu the copper she found so beautiful Flickers of red danced in the black Blood stars "Start again"