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Daes onto the couch "Dee wants to pave her oay in life, and I can’t bla her oay had ended up with her having sex with Adae overseas

He stretched as if he were trying to rid himself of some sort of tension that had suddenly settled over hi him more room "If you haven’t noticed yet, there are more males than females So the females are paired off very quickly and protected above all"

I uys need to reproduce But Dee can’t be forced to do that It’s not fair You should control your own lives"

He glanced at me, deep shadows in his eyes "But we don’t, Kitten"

I shook ht"

"It’s not Most Luxen don’t push for anything different Dawson did He loved Bethany" Daeht he was stupid for falling for a human No offense"

"None taken"

"It was hard for hi one" Daemon smiled as he shook his head "He didn’t cave, and if the colony had discovered the truth, I don’t think they would’ve changed him"

"Couldn’t he have left with her, snuck past the DOD? Maybe that’s what happened?"

"Dawson loved it here He was big on hiking and outdoors He was into the whole rustic-living thing" Daelanced atDee or ain "You would’ve liked Dawson Looked just like , in other words"

A lump formed in my throat "I’m sure I would’ve, but you’re not bad"

He arched a brow

"Okay, you’re prone to reat dickdoht "Do you want to knohat I honestly think?"

"Should I be worried?"

I laughed "There’s a really nice guy under the jerk I’ve seen glimpses of him So while I probably want to beat the crap out of you uy You have a lot of responsibility"

Daeuess that’s not too bad"

I shrugged "Can I ask you a question and you tell me the truth?"

"Always," he swore

I reached around my neck and pulled at the dainty chain The obsidian caer concern than the Arum, aren’t they?"

His lips thinned, but he didn’t lie "Yes"

I ran a finger over the wire twisted at the top of the crystal "What would they do if they kneasthey’d do to us if they knew" Daemon reached out and cupped er overto let that happen"

My skin tingled where it made contact with his "But how can you live like this? Like, just waiting for theers curled aroundthe pendant until we both held it in our hands "It’s all I’ve known--it’s all any of us have known"

I blinked away the sudden rush of tears "That’s really kind of sad"

"It’s our life" He paused "But don’t worry about the will happen to you"

Our faces were only inches apart His hand was still aroundothers, aren’t you?"

He squeezed ainst the couch, he reached one arainst his curved elbow He didn’t answer my question "This hasn’t been a very birthday-friendly conversation"

"It’s okay You want ?"

"No, but I would like to know so in the se, so it didn’t leave a lot of roo?" he asked seriously

I kicked at hiht my toes "You can leave now"

"I seriously love these socks"

"Give me back my foot," I ordered

"It’s not so ot reindeers on theo all the way up to your knees" As if that were soreat distance "But it’s the fact they’re like led my toes "I like them like that And don’t you dare knock them I will kick you off this couch"

He raised a brow and continued to inspect the like it Dee would love theo "Whatever I’eI like about the holidays"

"The only thing? I figured you’re the type of person ants the Christ"

"You celebrate Christ to do Dee loves Christmas Actually, I think she just loves the idea of presents"

I laughed "I used to love the holidays And yeah, I was real big on the Christ the parade on Thanksgiving"

"But?"