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“Yes, you do mean to pry And yes, I have plenty of s thatto me”

“Those thingsfrom”

“Those people will be dead in ten, twenty, fifty years And trustto tell you they won’t give a fuck about their things when their time is up”

“No?” I wasn’t arguing with that stateave fucks about “What will they be thinking about?”

He kept his eyes glued to his phone, typing aith his thick thuers looked like they spent tiym Or in battle

“Time,” he replied bluntly, disinterested in the conversation “They all wish they had more time Which is why I don’t waste mine on shit that doesn’t matter”

Interesting philosophy “So where do you plan to raise this child you wantthe tis?” A purely hypothetical question because I wasn’t planning to let him anywhere nearwould kno—so to barter for or…whatever

“Not child Children,” he corrected “And you do not have to worry about that I will ensure you want for nothing”

Children? I blinked, feelingwas rescued and got me out of this

Noticing my silence, Ansin finally looked up “Did you think I planned forand you to live in a cardboard box?”

“I have no idea what to expect froined”

His black and gold eyes flickered “Did you i of yours?”

“He’s not mine”

“But you want him to be, don’t you?”

I said nothing

“Don’t worry, little treasure, nothin’ worse than being thirsty I get it And you’re in luck, because I’ll never ask you to thirst for ive me children”

“How romantic”

“If you want romance, I’ll buy you a book Just re, and then you’re mine”

I sed hard, thinking about what Ansin ’s baby I had to be prepared to protect Ariadna But how?