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I tried to put what I was thinking into words and finally gave up “I don’t knohat to say, other than he’s different this time He’s more insistent about the relationship stuff The last macho, super-violent werelion that had me as his first-ever true love was Haven, and you kno that turned out”

“I agree that werelion society is one of the most violent cultures we have, but Haven lived all his life as a cri in his teens and uard for the o”

“I know all that,” I said, and sounded pissy even to ry with Micah

“Olaf has been in some kind of military service, a bounty hunter, and now a US Marshal He’s done things besides be a cri people up or killing them”

“I’m not sure Olaf was ever in the real military He may have only been a mercenary or a contractor of some kind, but I take your point”

“Good,” he said

“But Haven didn’t have hobbies that scare the fuck out of me”

“Are you calling being a serial killer a hobby?” he asked

“Yeah, I guess”

“It’s not his hobby, Anita It’s more his sexual preference”

“Gee, Micah, that hed at h with him “I really don’t think this is funny”

“Anita, honey, what has he done this time that’s different? You seem shaken in a way that’s not like you”

“Haven almost killed Nathaniel before I had to kill hierous as Olaf”

“Do you really think he’d try to hurt me?”

“I don’t want to find out, and I don’t want to have to worry about your safety while I’ on a ation”