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Beck had been very solemn and careful around Maris There had

been no sex at all with her, and sexual contact wouldn’t be allowed

until they had bonded He vowed to treat her with honor, and to never

let her know about the beast inside him

Why couldn’t he do the saie? His heart was sick

He loved her He’d seen deep to her soul He knew that he could

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never have cared for Maris the way he did Meg No matter what

anyone said, bondeable

Meggie was soft and vulnerable, despite that tart tongue of hers

She wanted to please him He had to be a man and show her that she

didn’t need to She hadn’t been born into Fae society She didn’t

know about the sacred contract between a bondmate and her husband

It would be easy to take what she was offering She would never