re still burning
rimson.
same music. The same
ime, Mark
nd wrapped around mine, fing
in, low enough that only
ammed again
he had looked relieve
oked... d
lickered ali
omaly de
reset co
remains
te targe
sn't dr
ad
rn
s back at th
ect oppo
I wouldn'
I wouldn'
"Will you marry me and stand by
d held i
leaned
t romantic. It was polit
ould shape
rst life,
his
my hand
ippled through
k f
verhead, violently out of sync
," I said
s felt p
na
d into whispers.
t. His expression did not t
hatt
e asked
on wasn't f
as f
king at me like he already kn
stem b
viation
path reca
replied calmly. "The empire deserves
word carri
w tigh
he repeat
d, something flic
gnit
he rem
o
as imp
I had
le
ght unse
fully and turned
ed smoothly, voice regaining authority.
ed playing as if no
thing had
I returned to my cha
same
ame b
below that had burn
e and stared at
f
smo
scr
e
em pulse
nal fluctuatio
ion lev
fr
tion
't appear
that mean?"
espo
a low
came at
sharply
of the pa
Lord requests
rse he
I arrived. The room was dimly lit by a si
servants the mo
tretched
ked ex
," he sai
ined the air
dn't
inued, voice rough. "
ach tig
reme
e added quietly. "But the
m felt
er," I said
es
s no hes
loded with sou
ical
y retention
ability co
fingers again
t part of
rk said, stepping closer. "In th
ust a step a
marri
se qui
agreement. But before the first year ended.
ki
i
t m
set the fi
ned. "You think I wo
life, I had s
ed be
discovered
he reme
e mo
e came from
something," Ma
ed near mine b
ree to marry me
balanced o
was sent t
a weapon place
ever intend
, "Why are you a
closed
se you
wer was
evast
," he admitted. "You were dist
urse
for the right
said. "I thought if I treated yo
s voice tre
arget affec
ifficulty
how it was s
meant to
t meant
eant to sound like a man w
t this time?" I
eyes and looke
e said. "No thre
e my hea
tinued, "it will be b
oi
't existed in
g the future,"
replied. "
crackled
rference e
ceeds 60%, mission
o
st tracking
trackin
ack slightly,
e said. "But I won't l
is voice sent a ch
the fire w
hreat was still i
chi
it
protection
ost l
, he would realize he was t
hing was
no longer
longer felt
not be the man sta
udy that night, my
nd c
d mem
at wasn't
hat was slowly
nto the east wing c
s o
from th
dn't been a
this
o find who l
/1/109406/coverbig.jpg?v=42ba4d29c72e87baa1accd0e6a801793&imageMogr2/format/webp)