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“How a about her Ever since you came back into my life”

“Alice is dead She’s dead for a good reason”

“What good reason could you possibly have for strangling ainst hio “Why did you do it, Kaspar? Why won’t you tell rip the sheet, or else it would drop and I’d be completely exposed to him For some reason, I needed the thin cotton to act as a shield between us, since he didn’t bother to cover up His cock was half hard, like er excited him

“You won’t believeyou that”

“Which only makes me think you’re a liar”

“I intend on proving myself Words are easy, but deeds mean more That’s why I know you want me I can feel it in your body every time I touch you”

“Physical reactions to stimulus”

“Liar” He stared into elic I knew he’d never hurt me, despite the intimidation

“Tell me why, Kaspar”

I saw the indecision Hesitation rippled across his expression—he wanted to say it

But he was afraid He was actually afraid

And right then I knew that he wasn’tall this up

He killed Alice for a reason

Whether that was a good reason or not, I didn’t know, because he wouldn’t tell me

I touched his cheek I released the sheet It slipped, revealing ently as I could, like baring er

“Please, Kaspar,” I whispered “Tell me why”

He took in a deep breath and let it out as my sheet fell away

“Maeve sent Alice to kill you She planned on ht and I stopped her”

I’d never felt so naked before in my life

My hands dropped away

He looked like souts

“That can’t be true” I shook irl She didn’t—she wasn’t—” I stopped, gaping at him

It made a kind of sick sense

Kaspar didn’t kill for no reason I believed that now after spending all this time with him He was a beast, but he was a sher purposes