“Why would you want that?” He throws his hands up and paces the opposite direction. “Because you fascinate and confound me. Because in the same breath you’re both fragile and formidable. Because whether you admit it or not, you need someone to want you. Why should I not?” Half a dozen reasons bounce through my head, but none of them stick. I panic. “You don’t know what you’re saying.” “I’m asking for the fates to align,” he replies without missing a beat. My ears buzz, my thoughts clouded. I shake my head to clear it, but the muddle remains. Demetrios, meanwhile, approaches, his gaze intent as
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