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to hide her tears from him. Her

xpress it to him at all. She stared out the window like a stubborn statue, watchi

, and he rested his head on her shoulder, tenderly kiss

id you would

more primal fear. She didn't move, her gaze fixed on the swirling snow outside. His

voice a low growl. "But did you truly

ght of her own unspoken secrets. The snowflakes outside seemed to dance in a silent, mocking

ced with a dangerous ambiguity. "But

soft and trusting, now held a flicker of something cold and calculating. A secret fire

voice gaining strength, "wha

laced by a flicker of surprise. He recovered quic

e said, his voi

ugh escaping her lips. "A curious word, wouldn't

ugh him. "Perhaps," she purred, her voice laced with a dangerous swe