“You made this decision before the attack tonight?” He nods. “You’ve wanted me … from the beginning?” Another nod. And I realize that if I tell him no, I’ll be just as he was. Alone because I’m terrified to be vulnerable. But I can get past that, as he is now, and I can have it all. The power. The kingdom. The man. “Come here,” I say, because my feet still ache slightly, and I also don’t know if I can move with the way he’s looking at me. Kallias keeps his eyes on mine as he removes his gloves and lets them fall to the floor. I swallow. Between one blink and the next he’s before me. He raises
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