“All this time, I wanted it to be you.” She lowered her gaze, but he hooked a thumb and forefinger around her chin and lifted her face. “I know you are tired, Fireheart. I know that the burden on your shoulders is more than anyone should endure.” He took their joined hands and laid them on his heart. “But we’ll face this together. Erawan, the Lock, all of it. We’ll face it together. And when we are done, when you Settle, we will have a thousand years together. Longer.” A small sound came out of her. “Elena said the Lock requires—” “We’ll face it together,” he swore again. “And if the cost of
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