REMI POV"You know what," I said. "I'll pay the debt.""Good." He pulled me closer in the water."But on my terms."He paused. Looked down at me. "Your terms.""Yes. I'm the one being punished. So I should at least get to choose how."He laughed. Short. Surprised. "That's not how debt works.""It is when the person you saved is also the only person who can stop your curse." I tilted my head. "You need me just as much as I need you. Maybe more. So. My terms."He studied me. Something between amused and genuinely considering it."What terms?" he asked."I want to try something." I kept my voice steady. "Call your palace maids. The special ones. Every palace has them."Silence.He stared at me."You know about those," he said."I grew up hearing rumors about pleasure houses. The women trained in them. What they could do." I met his eyes. "I always wondered. Now I'm here. So. Call them."He was quiet for a moment."You want me to call palace maids," he said slowly. "For what exactly?""To
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