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He bared his teeth. “You live for eons and
see what it does to you, Lady.”
“I don’t see why you’re so shocked. Even
with her being immortal and cold, you loved
her. You must have accepted those traits.
What difference does it make what we call
her, then?”
“I didn’t love her.”
“You certainly acted like you did.”
Lorcan snarled, “Why is that the point you
keep returning to, Elide? Why is it the one
thing you cannot let go of?”
“Because I’m trying to understand. How
you could come to love a monster.”
“Why?” He pushed into her space. She
didn’t balk one step.
Indeed, her eyes were blazing as she
hissed, “Because it will help me understand
how I did the same.”
Her voice snagged on the last words, and