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“Seven-seven-seven,” she whispered She didn’t ave me”

“Your real name,” I corrected her

“I thought eren’t supposed to do that”

I reached for a bottle of water in the bar and grabbed a second one for her I twisted the lid from the top and put it in her hands

“Do you knoho I am?” I asked blankly

She nodded “I was told you’re one of the royals” She took a sip

“One of the royals?” I scoffed “Imy reputation around here” I turned to face her squarely “I’m the royal”

She fidgeted with the bottle cap “I knoas just trying not to e you’re the king of Galona I-I’m not sure”

“At least you know my title You know I have certain exemptions One of those specifically deals with the name clause What’s your name?”

“Molly Molly Washington”

I chuckled “It doesn’t get any more American than that”

Her long lashes lowered a second ti to aze cut right through me I knehy they called her Sapphire

“Tell ton?”

She shook her head “No”

“And why not?” My hand circled over the crea into the softness of the back of her neck