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“Do you not believe in love?” Sassy asked in a sh he loved her? Had she not been feeling ‘love’ from him?

“I a emotion,” he said darkly

“So a woly “When, my lord, in your youth?”

“I will allow you that, but you are naïve, my sweet beauty I base my opinion on the lies I have witnessed woain”

“It isn’t I that is naïve,” Sassy said with conviction “’Tis you, ood reason, but not all of us ”

“Do you want me to say what you want to hear?” he demanded

“What do you think I want to hear?” He looked puzzled and angry, and Sassy frowned up at hi as at the heart of this

“That what I feel for you is love, unending love, not just desire, not just lust, and that I will feel it forever,” he said in a quiet tone “But it is impossible—how can I proive”

She believed she had his ,to have to find a way to show him just what he felt for her

“And what of you? Do you kiss James Bankes the way you do e? Just what is in your mind?”

“Faith, rily

“So hot,thee? Yes, I rather think I do Your sex has left me a suspicious man”

“I am sorry for it, my lord,” she said softly and turned to leave hier care!”

He took hold of her then as though he was a er? Did you then … before I opened my foolish mouth?”

“Until five seconds ago—for some reason that escapes me now—yes, I did!” She frowned at him