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Chapter 87. Angelina
Today, he was not the same as he’d always been. He was silent, hot.
My Reive.
Yesterday, I took off the ring, but he came. Enigmatic, as if wrapped up in thoughts known only to him. He was with me.
I was burning up with fever by the memory of that night.
I still hadn’t understood who was with me: the ‘night’ Reive or the ‘daytime’ one. Or both of them. But it didn’t seem like this mattered too much to me.
However, I did want to find out something else. I wanted to understand what was bothering him. Alas! As soon as I raised my head from the pillow, I realized he’d gone. The sheets still had his scent. I wanted to wrap myself up in this faint aroma and never ever get up from the bed.
Nevertheless, I had too much to do. The negotiations with the Royal Council would start very soon. I didn’t have any idea what I’d do there, but I felt that’s where I needed to be.<
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