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lle'

rn to my suit

eded

ugh the villa halls, perfumed and full of contr

the far end

e dark water in silver. The mountains looked like gods watching

le railing, the co

beautiful

ike a dream that d

s to help

because I h

ke i was the only one

in a place that loo

hear him

knew he was there

d me. "If you start crying out here, the

dn't

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n't seem like the ty

eyes. Grit

without you," i said,

ed, moving beside me. "Y

arking under my lashes. "Do you alwa

nch. "Only wh

d like some trophy wife-in-training? Wearing dresses you picked. Eating food

stepped

cl

ped. "You coul

ather, made some backroom deal, and let him ha

burning now.

t hurts," i

watch

ened-but only

asked, voice like gravel. "To be traded, branded, sha

ath hi

how to make it hurt the people who did it.

ant to be

id. "But yo

ence th

them like it held all the

h

t," Damien said, almost softly.

at him,

d, turning

e to," he added. "But make no mist

he disappeared

ling, heart poundin

dn't

e dangero