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She was exhausted Her entire body was relaxed as she slept so

trustingly in his arms Cian would make her see how beautiful she

was He would have to be careful, though His brother had dug them a

deep hole Beck had taken her body, but had refused to share his soul

with her It was selfish, and Cian intended to have a long talk with

him about it She was their responsibility They had to fulfill all of her needs, and Beck would have to see that her needs were different than

the wo wouldn’t want to be a

perfect little princess on a shiny throne She needed to work She

needed to contribute She needed to be valued for all the things that

made her unique

“T à h ionat,” he whispered My heart is within you…

He was just about to kiss his sleeping princess when he heard a

knock at the door Curious, Cian gently rolled away from his wife He

reached for a shirt and walked to the front of the house

A s the door She was