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“I don’t have to agonize over that anymore, now do I?”

She snickered “You knew the answer to that before you even made the proposition”

“It’s not an unreasonable scenario”

“Not a o, no,” she said “But now… Yes It is”

His hands gently clasped her face, the gesture urging her to glance up at hi by uided intentions have benefited the demon world, but I didn’t stay true to my own convictions I can’t help but think that this situation that has come about with you is my punishment”

“Careful,” she said as a tinge of light flickered in her eyes—one he’d never seen before “You’re about to call me punishment”

A lol slipped froest times to tease me”

“I can’t help it Aside froot to be the most tormented person I’ve ever known”

He stood suddenly, with her in his arms “Luckily, there are ways to ease some of that torment”

She s way “Now you’re talking sensibly”

It wasn’t difficult navigating her sh the double ave him pause

“You sleep here?” he asked, his territorial instincts kicking in—specifically, his desire to make her life more comfortable Lavish, even He could still picture her vividly in his large bed, nestled under covers that didn’t look so worn and tattered She deserved more than the modest environment she refused to leave

With a sigh, she said, “It’s not a master suite in the castle, no But try not to knock my home I like it here, remember?”

“I like the cottage too,” he assured her “You could benefit froh”

“Don’t go trying to ain so I’ll have ain here is sufficient”