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Okay, yes, ant, but Tori deserved thousand-thread-count sheets and rooht He needed to understand that he orthy of being treated as a treasure because that was exactly what he was To hell with his old clan He was going to be a Burkhard e Baldewin could feel it
Check-in was a quick affair, and they were escorted off to the suite Tori gave hi looks, but at least Warin stopped son understood the moment they walked in why Baldewin had chosen this hotel The suite had two bedroo space It allowed the him the privacy he needed Safety first
After getting settled and washing up, they headed into the city to gather the last few ingredients They lucked into a little shop that had a couple items and then a pharmacy for a small mirror
Back in the suite, Warin stepped forward first, and Tori cast the glale e had said ic and that Alric wouldn’t want hilamour spell wasn’t overly complicated from what Baldewin could tell, but he wasn’t sure Cameron and Cassie could cast it just yet
Baldewin couldn’t take his eyes off Tori There was a swan-like elegance to his race of a ballet dancer with his poise and the sic poured off Tori, and Baldewin sucked in a deep breath, holding it in his lungs as long as possible Tori was born to do
“There,” Tori pronounced with a nod “You’ve got three hours, Cinderella Get your dragon butt in the air”
“Boah!” Warin exclairin, he wrapped an ar him to stride toward the suite door
Baldewin chuckled and shook his head as Warin hurried away Thefor the roof to shift and launch hia
Turning toward Tori, Baldewin set a little shopping done before Warin returns”
“Baldewin,” Tori started in a fir to be okay with you spending this kind ofhis hand at the beautifully appointed roory with you because I’e”
Closing the distance between theripped Tori’s chin between his thu his face up so he had to aze “I know your clan told you so you now: You are a treasure You are a great race is breathtaking I can se, Nestori Taavi You were born to work ic the way the rest of us were born to simply breathe And if I must, I will tell you this every day of your life until you finally believe it”
“Oh,” Tori breathed His entire body seemed to relax as he stared into Baldewin’s eyes It would be so easy to lean forward and capture his plush lips in a sweet kiss As it was, his thuainst the edge of Tori’s bottom lip
Cursing his dwindling self-control, Baldewin released Tori and took a step backward and cleared his throat He was supposed to be protecting the o?” he asked
“U fro si” Tori shook a finger at him, and Baldewin nodded Dinner could be cheap, but it was clear when Baldewinfor the e
They ended up at a cute little restaurant called Šefapavars Vilhelms, which served simple but hearty fare at low prices Baldewin ad Tori seemed to relax a little more, and they easily chatted about the various places Baldewin had been in his long existence
As the sun started to set, they wandered around Vecriga, pausing to adrand House of the Blackheads and the adorable cats perched atop the peaks of the Cat House It took et Tori to wander into so shops