"Are you afraid of me?" I ask in a soft growl. Her answer comes without hesitation. "No." "Why not?" She tilts her head. "Because you married me. Which means you plan on keeping me around." I’m learning my wife speaks very matter-of-factly. She licks her lips, the movement drawing my attention despite myself. "And because of what you said before," she adds. I study her closely. What is she getting at? "What I said?" My words are low, controlled, but inside, my instincts churn. "I’ll have your father locked up if you don’t marry me?" I prompt dryly. A laugh bursts out of her, sharp and sudden,
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