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"Stop it!" She pulled at his hands "Have you lost your mind?"

Gwenvael dropped back to the bed, turned his face toward the wall "You knohat this means, don’t you?"

"Gwenvael--"

"I’ll have to live alone, at the top of a castle soht"

"Please stop this"

"I’ll be alone but not for long because you’ll all want me more You’ll lust for the beautiful warrior I once was and pity the hideous creature I’ve become Most importantly, you’ll want to soothe ain "Don’t you want to soothe ht now? Without that dress on?"

"No I do not"

Dag her back down "You can’t leaveYou need to show ain"

"You’ve never stopped loving yourself"

"Because I’"

She yanked her hand away, but Gwenvael sied her until she was on top of hio!"

"Not until you kiss away mar froze "And move your hands, sir"

"But they are warm and comfortable where they are"

He was impossible! To think she was actually worried about hi about someone as insane?

"Get your hands offyou"

"It’s because I’ with him? Didn’t that make her more insane than he was? "Release me"

"Kiss me, and I will"

"Fine" She leaned down and planted a quick, closed-mouth kiss on his lips "There"