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“What?” Catalina prods, as if she can tell I’ brown eyes

I sit up straight and clasp et you out of ala”

The air seeant brows furrow as she tries to make sense of what I just said

“ But you brushedher throat and coala, I actually cairl”

All I can do is shrug “I was busy and I’d never met anyone who could stick in my mind as incessantly as you have” It’s the truth

“Is that why you kidnappedfire

“In a way,” I allow myself to say

“You don’t know irls, huh?”

That cut rubsin Catalina’s space “I know plenty”

“I’m sure you’ve slept with plenty,” Catalina lashes back “But they probably throw theirlfriend before”

The accusation is true, but the iers me more than it should I lead a multi-billion-dollar empire I collect souls and dispense fear Girlfriends are the last thing on my mind at least, until now; until Catalina

“I can show you what I do to girls,” I growl The cutlery shakes beneath my forearms

Catalina grinds her teeth but doesn’t respond Heat flashes in her eyes and her chest puffs out over the table “I’ve seen,” she finally says, through her tight lips

“No, you haven’t,” I assure her

“Do you take thee theers?”