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that held her, inhaling dee

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from h

explained softly a

e tried to put distance

ack, holding her slight we

s on his chest to prevent

lled them away as if th

as the tents were set up

ept through their trek t

ed as she’d slept. She shi

magic pulsing heavily as

d softly, her eyes gazin

neath his t

announced as he dir

she asked with high-pi

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s he pushed her past the

nt. No lights burned, and n

st make out what looked l

djusting to

bed, covered in furs that

nd realized she couldn’t. H

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him, only to come nose-tochest with him once again

m h

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s she shrugged off the cloa

e dirty dress she wore. Whe

her eyes, s

d me to pack for the trip,

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problem?” she snapped.

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ly as she struggled again

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paused, turning

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tupid. I know what happens

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men who are stupid en

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you now?” she lau

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sting of his rejection as i

o stupid, all t

everything the Horde

of the Horde?”

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f her ached. She pulled ma

feel nothing. Panic crept i

close

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gic to bat

she snapped as she right

e

our brothers follow us, t

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he asked, surprising he

said coldly. “Your kind

if it is their right. It’s n

inst you

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n’t

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t murder innocent people, a

use I have the

ed entire races, ever,”

it is forbidde

nder never killed

” she said, shocking him.

what he did

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done?” she countered.

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k he was unjust to his peo

cower as he crept int

someone who gives a shit,

a few hours, and I have no

tle ass doesn’t fa

my ass is pretty

” he d

the icy chill that crept

way from his side as she co

d to keep a safe distance

starving from her own rec

through her day after day unwilling to bring her la

dn’t have time for her or

had gone missing weeks a

nc

ing she could into trainin

in the Elite Guards and p

weak, hated it more than w

kling. She’d rebelled, goin

rules he’d placed for her

lion had been foreign to

still new. After Ryder had

ve it, but she’d been unab

ction of the pavilion, it h

t

e in the Horde to transit

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. Left to suffer as her fa

til he could use her to g

uring the transition, sex

days of mindless fucking

her. She’d been on the br

her, one who faced death at

he’d looked upon the wo

from others. He hadn’t

he’d given her the illusi

ay the pain, and given her

alive. Since then, he’d bee

who gave endlessly

like that, h

a tensed as Blane grabb

ed her wrist with his. He

being this close to a man.

around both of their wri

king their h

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her d

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r to each other than I li

itlessness of wh

body closer to his. She

tickled her nose and danc

er gaze to it with a daintil

s offending appendage, onl

ny sleep like this,” she

forcing them into

leep just fine,” he announ

ulling her own painfully a

and stared at her.

xhaled deeply. She turned

to dislodge his hand, but

is arms wrapped around her

i

o face him, realizing h

ay from his. She instantly

d her ear. His body fed he

t comforted her, causing her

ng,” she expelled

k you until you’re sore a

thing you can

led when he failed to mo

tside the tent. It felt lik

took her to it

her lips, wet even. S

h her mind, her hunger ra

her face as something else pushed between her open

legs. Her breathing grew

of whatever dream

body above her grew heavi

ve to hers ardently. Her m

. Consciousness came slow

stopped as Blane lifted s

e

disgust pinching his fea

im as he rushed to

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e thing, asshole!” she sn

tinued to drag her across t

shoulder from where he j

of anger and embarrassm

seduce me to gain your

iss you, yo

r stoop so lo

id. I was asleep! I wok

r and shook his head disbe

’t me all shoving my ton

s. And it sure as shit was

ne until you went al

to leave,”

d and tied to a jackass!”

brands ignited, pulsing

blanket. His eyes slowly

on he

ic is coming back,” he gr

him. “Bloody hell,” he sn

her to him. “Be re

ike I have anything to

raveling companion her

nd put the bed in t

maid?” She jerked back

And next time, keep you

ther kiss a p

coldly. “Because I’m pr

your tongue playing hellf

eone else in my sleep, b

someone else, too!” she

s her nails dug into t

can sleep tied to a

he turned to look at the t

cked anything into somethi

ecause you didn’t have to

hing f

heavy footsteps receded,

ted to her kiss-swollen lip

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ocent women. He had to be

s the fire which warmed he

ore than a puddle a

nd started the tedious tas

im she was folding up and p

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