“Stay the night with me?” was all he asked. “Just in case we have more uninvited company.” Just in case I need to protect you. I nodded, another clench of desire tightening my stomach as his fingers swept from my cheek down to the hollow of my throat. “Though I still don’t need you to burn the world down for me,” I said, “just so we’re clear. The divine world or otherwise. Nothing has changed regarding that.” He smiled, his other hand finding its way to my lower back, pulling me more fully into his lap. “You can do it yourself, as I recall.” “Yes.” “So perhaps I’ll just stand among the ashes
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