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I charged after hiot a few steps before he wrapped a thickly asped with the sudden rush of air and shift of the ground beneath ain he hadmine pinned to my sides

“Show o of me

I stuain, not sure what the hell I was doing, yet trying to look for a weak spot I went after hi of his ared to kickwas like ce

He had rew dizzy And thenrope, Arlo’sme where he touched

“You should get your ht you” I could hear the teasing, annoyed note in his voice, and my own irritation rose

“You’re bigger than er” I turned my head to the side so I could look at hierously close together “I don’t haveforthat kick of adrenaline”

My breath caught, e look covered his face

“You should be afraid right now, moy svet” His words were low… deadly “You should beelse in the dark” He leaned in an inch “If you kneho I truly was, you wouldn't be so close to me”

I looked down at where his hand gripped the rope on either side ofup the back of his hand disappearing and going up his wrist and forearm I’d never been one to think tattoos were attractive, but on Arlo, it made him brutally beautiful to me

“You’re so tiny, ruff sound and pushed away froain”

And so for the next several hours, I sparred and grappled with Arlo until I eaty and sore, more tired than I’d ever been, but had never felt more liberated in all my life

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