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" she sighed,

the corner of the waiting area, moving with a

it over, placing it on the low table

the chair opposite me. "But he's in the War Room. Dealing with... you k

of the blood spilled for those maps, onl

smile. It reached her ey

e exact same smile I used

his heart to

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sex. It wasn't ev

irl I used to be. He was trying to recr

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sum

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lushed a v

tired. My bones felt like they were grin

aid, leaning forward slightly, "then c

ago. They were sitting in

fused to

walk away until he was fini

ood up a

"You're just a washed-up princess, Elena.

m when he had not

ing now, her

like an old hag. No wonder he never touches yo

lanced thro

but from the phantom m

nce he had touched me with

right,

d-breath, her mo

d quietly. "So take the adv

trembled

t didn't fight back. She wanted

self I wouldn't get angry for

ldn't fight over hi