"You could never disrespect me," I continued, too long of a moment later, and his breath catches in his throat when I glance up at his face, watching him, waiting for his reaction. He almost flinches when I speak again, a small part of him forever unsure, but pushes the feeling away, burying it as far down as it will go. "I've told you twice now that I want you to speak freely. I don't know how many more times will make you believe I mean it." Better the devil you know… His engagement with Katarina was airtight, secured by his delighted mother who was childhood friends with both of Katarina’s parents. John should find it hard to take her as a fiancée when she was already in a contract. Also, judging by the way Katarina still clung to him like a barnacle, she wasn’t likely to let go of him anytime soon. William understood. They were technically alone in this magical, western world created for fujoshis and fangirls dreaming of their own harem. It should have been squicky and William
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