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Chapter Eighteen
Edwin crawled into bed next to Kira, blew out the candle and whispered, “So, you covet my heart?”
“I should not have said that. I embarrassed ye,” Kira whispered back. “Forgive me.”
“You, not ye,” Edwin corrected her, “and you didn’t embarrass me. I just want to be clear on what coveting my heart means. Does it mean you love me?”
“Aye… I mean, yes,” Kira said softly.
“Good,” he said with a husky chuckle. “I covet your heart too.”
Kira gasped with joy and hugged him close. Then, she pulled away and asked, “Are you certain it is not just the bonding?”
“Kira, my love,” Edwin said softly. “I have bonded with many women in my lifetime, but none have captured my heart the way you have. I’ve missed you for so long.”
“Ye… you, have only just met me,” she sai
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