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The Hawk continued without interruption, unrolling his scroll farther

"Did you write a goddaritted teeth "You get one cohed aloud The trickery would begin now Any loophole the fickle fairy could find he would try to use But the Hawk hadn’t left any loopholes He kept reading

"I said give it up, you infantile,mass of mortality It won’t work"

"… and you will never …" Hawk continued

Ada whiter "I will curse your children, your children’s children; I will curse Adrienne and all her children …" Adaled evilly

Hawk stiffened and paused His eyes flew to Adalee, certain that the Haould slip and break his command

Hawk’s lips drew back in a fierce snarl, "… and you will never seek to lay a curse upon my family, my seed, myself, or the family, seed, or self of anyone I colas co expressly defined as any relative by direct blood tie, eny, children adopted or otherwise obtained, you will not har to …"

Adam paced a stunted space of earth, fear now evident in his every step

"… obedience being defined as … and when you return Adrienne to me, all will be in order at Dalkeith-Upon-the-Sea … the Hawk and all his people being protected from any harm, alive and in the best of health with no tricks played … and Adrienne will be bringing her cat safely back through time with her … and …"

Adam’s face, once beautiful, was a livid mask of hate, "I will not lose! I will find a way to defeat you, Hawk"

"… and you will forgo any thoughts or actions of revenge against the Douglas …"

Ada utterly stunned, clutching a clawing cat in her ar this was just one et him to break his comlimpse of his beloved’s face, and now she stood before hiaze rested hungrily on her face, her silvery mane, her lush body, her round belly …