“No.” I shifted closer, resting my forehead against his. “None of this is your fault. You did everything you could. L-look at the”—I swallowed hard—“Look at the lengths you’ve gone to keep me alive. No one’s ever cared about me as much as you do.” Lor’s breath hitched. “You mean more to me than anything else. I would do anything for you, Jugs.” Lifting our joined hands, he pressed my fingertips to his mouth—to the ring piercing his lower lip. “This means that I will never want anyone else. My mouth will never touch another. I will never speak ill of you. Your name is the first thing I want to
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