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He stilled under her touch, staring at her intently “Do you have a tattoo? Like Friday’s baby snake tattoo?”

She sed hard “I have some marks that have appeared onof a tattoo”

“That’s a lot to take in, princess Are you okay?”

“I’ what a wise man once told me to do,” she said drily “I’ve locked that shit up in a box, and I’ve throay the key”

His sh to know a good thing when I see it”

A delightful shiver went through her body at the look in his eyes “Well, you ht want to use some of that wisdom to keep the fur ball away froe to sit on him”

“I’ll keep that in mind”

Keiko trailed her fingers down his cheek “You weren’t the only one who said things because they thought you were dying”

“Is that right?”

“Yeah” Her heart stuttered at thehim die Before she’d saved hi me That I’d follow you into the next life and make you suffer for eternity That you’d cost me my job and my l

ife and you weren’t getting off that easy”

With a smile, he leaned in and nuzzled her throat “Sounds brutal Anything else you felt the need to tell me while I was unconscious?”

Sighing, she angled her head to give hi in the soft kisses he trailed up to her jaw

“Only that you’re the” Her voice was breathless as her eyes drifted closed

Mace’s hands dipped under her shirt to caress her back, his touch searing her skin and e of her jaw “I’ll work onskills”