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“Touché” Hawke nodded, his eyes on the sky

“You have to try You’ll either go into accidental stasis or start sporting some serious cherry eyes, and you’re no use to us dead” Had it been Ransoiven him a shoulder slap, or so on anyone entering his personal space, so I kept my hands in the pockets of my leathers

He grunted in reply “What’s your excuse? And don’t act like you’re not starving I can practically ser on you”

“I…” I struggled for the right words and shrugged There was no logical explanation for the way yesterday’s atte had made me nauseous before I even pierced the vein

Hawke sentout another constellation, or whatever it was he was doing “Don’t even think of lying to h to smell bullshit”

My eyes were drawn to Jocelyn again, her fraic she spun in her hands Her powers never ceased to amaze me Vampires were born with certain abilities if ere lucky, and we honed our combat skills over centuries of dedication, but her poas the result of a mix of the talent she’d been born with and the tenacity to master and advance it

Hahistled low and shook his head

“What?”

“There are at least a dozen human feeders happy to be at your service in theat the witch like she’s a five-course meal There lies trouble, my man”

Caught

There was no use denying it I whipped aze away froht That’s exactly where I should be headed to slake the thirst that was incinerating my throat, but ht of even trying

“Fuck,” Hawke“You’re already in trouble, aren’t you?”

“I’ my distance” Whenever ere in the same room, I was careful to keep space between us, careful to lock down every e need for her that consuht her scent Fuck, I was tired of being careful and it had only been two days since I’d had her in my arms