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Her legs trembled, and he kneas only a matter of seconds before she collapsed He pulled out and scooped her up in his ar, she rested her head on his shoulder "See? Didn’t change anything"

Only fooling yourself, krásavica

"Sleep if you wish" He laid her across the bed then gathered the proper supplies to clean their bodies As soon as he finished, he tucked her under the covers "I’ll protect you froh to try and clai" He smoothed a hand over her brow "And Rina?"

"Yes?"

"Kaia texted s and the claws" He wished he’d seen the transformation How beautiful she must have been "The pups are hellhounds"

She stiffened, saying, "That was supposed to be a secret"

"Considering the questions you once askedthey bit you at some point"

Defensive, she said, "They didn’t do it to hurt me"

"I know" He knew Hades had been bitten by hellhounds, and noondered if Pandora bore that part of him, thanks to the bands The way Baden bore the Berserker "If they’d wanted to hurt you, you would have been hurt Badly They oat-man bonded with Gilly?"

"In essence I want you to knohatever changes the bond causes, my opinion of you won’t be altered I like you"

Destruction liked her, too, despite the hellhound thing He’d been without her, and never wished to experience such a horror again

"No," she said, sounding bitter, "you like " He stroked his finger along her jaw "I pretended not to see it so that I’d have an excuse to protect you But even the strongest of warriors need a watch yours I knoould love for you to be ray at the moment Her lips were red and swollen from his abundance of kisses, her cheeks pink from his stubble "Maybes," she admitted, "but I’m still furious with you"

He blew her a kiss "Don’t worry Thatthe other team’s offense"

--Bjorn, Sent One