“You wanted me to be cruel. An enemy. You wanted me to make you hate me. This big idea that falling in love with me again through these tasks is ridiculous. How can you when you despise me?” Dane shakes his head. “This was your idea. This was all your idea, Seraphine. It isn’t working. It never fucking works. And this…” His hand takes mine, lifting it between us to see the faint lines of darkness as the curse starts to reassert itself. “It’s strong. It’s never this strong and I don’t know how to slow it down without killing myself in the process. You’ve never been human, so we have no idea
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