It was just getting light when we returned to the compound. We slipped inside from the garage, finding the house quiet. Lilith paused in the hallway and faced me, clutching the blade to her chest with both hands. She looked so tired but so fucking beautiful. “Are you going to bed?” she asked. The corner of my mouth lifted. “Are you asking because you want to come with me?” Please come with me, I thought. If she did, I would stay up just to fuck her and every time I woke up after. “Do I need permission?” she asked. “Never,” I said. I bent to kiss her and then drew her close. She wrapped her
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