“He had a bad habit of running away from things. Including me. He broke my heart twice.” “Mmm.” A deep murmur. “Shall I have him tortured and executed?” Oh, my dear Talan. You’ve already started on that. “No,” I say. “He’s not a bad person, but he chose his work over me.” He scoffs. “He sounds fucking boring.” “Were you ever in love?” The candlelight dances over his carved muscles. “There’s only one woman for me, and she is a figment of my imagination, a voice in my thoughts.” “So many centuries and not one love? Is it all the murdering? Does it get in the way of romance?” “Not much time for
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