ra
I carefully studied the h
wed at him, and he tended to curl near the win
s to his moods, crafting
eard the spirit wo
class, sanitized perfumes," he compla
arving. I just want
ed my
ld fruit that grew in the
arth, copper, and o
ciety feigned a hatred for it, call
ts secretly craved its
the coins into the grimy palm of a kitchen boy who ran deliveries to the outer territories
om, the pungent, heavy scent
iced it open right in
feet, his tongue lolling as he
amazing," he whined, pacin
ate it myself, letting the rich,
picked up Kaelen's la
e palms and thick knuckles
he spirit w
ffed, the sound a low vibration against the floorboard
eep, rhythmic pressure,
is translucent tail began to
beside the bed began to beep
and the physical touch were trigge
wing the first real signs
ceful face and deci
bling slightly. "This is the first tim
agging his tail and looke
e scraps left by Betas," I conti
ment if I so much as looked at Selena's
e heavy weight in my ches
, I get to sleep in a warm room an
let out a heartb
e, ghostly head against my lap, tho
," the beast growled, his eye
those Betas limb from limb fo
ifted that day, growin
of reading, massaging, and
was pressing my thumbs i
ndex finge
spasm. It was a deliberate, v
dropping
he bed, staring at his own ph
oared in triumph. "I felt
cheeks. I slammed my hand o
rs! Come quickly!" I y
ut it was not the Heal
as S
he room, her face
y arm, her nails digging into my sk
ac
y cheek, the sharp report
y Omega!" she hissed, her ey
g up, and she intende
ing his massive jaws, but his teeth
lpless rage as Selena pu
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