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“No But you keep theth For a reason”
“They wouldn’t understandabout s I’m capable of…” She rolled her eyes “It’d send hi witchcraft with Lisette on the sly”
“And when it coe And her increasingly limited life span”
“The village will be a much bleaker place witho
ut her, that’s for sure” She brushed away the tears that crested the rims of her eyes and slid down her flushed cheeks After polishing off her wine, she asked, “Why are we even talking about this? It’s very depressing I’ cold”
“And you really can’t afford to lose any ht There’s not much to you these days”
She hadn’t worn anything other than the nightgowns and robes Sheena had brought her, since the satin was cool and soft against her back The bleeding had stopped and she didn’t need the lightweight bandages any longer, just the aloe twice a day She suspected her regular clothes would hang on her at this point
Jade sliced her pieces of ha, she nodded enthusiastically “Mht to add the too fancy
The meal was the best she’d had since the last one her mother had made Jade was so thrilled with the food and so ravenous that she devoured everything without uttering another word
In the dark corners of hera key point she’d soht to light But she wasn’t ready for thethe fire wraith’s assault No doubt one of the reasons she’d been so interested in Algebra lessons froed her brain and kept her thoughts from other impossible-to-solve problems
Following dinner, they cleaned the dishes and finished the bottle of wine Davian sprawled partially on the sofa—since he wasfor it—and she stretched on top of him His hands rested on her hips, because he ary of touching her bare skin
She said, “I’ he’d hurt her And, in all honesty, she wanted him to touch her Everywhere
“Did you glean anything new from this experience?” he asked
“Yes… I have a terrible ti on one specific wound to repair I should practice separating sensations Like when you grazed your finger along the cut at the back of my head I felt that and was able to focus on it”
He scowled “I’ the sound of this”