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Original X-roads-2003
“We have to talk. I thought it could be avoided, I thought after he attacked you that was the end of it.”
I stood motionless.
He turned and looked directly into my eyes. “I want you with me, that’s why it happened. It was the only way to reach you, it’s true I got those men to impress you. And spread the rumors, so that everyone everywhere would know who and what you are. Anything, anything to make you mine. Daemon knew what was going on that night, I thought going after Zariaha could catch your attention to intervene. After all she was left in your charge.”
I said nothing.
“All those times you tried to get me to tell you that I had no feelings for you. I couldn’t lie to you.”
“What rumours?” I watched him.
“That you defeated me, blind. That you and I are more than equally matched, that you should be feared as I am, that your mine, that I watch your back…”
“Yours?” I acerbated. “What am I piece of meat? An object?”
“You know the law, your mine.”
I studied him for a few minutes.
“I can’t stand it when I see you lavish your affections towards anyone but me. That’s why I killed that thing, had Daemon blind you.”
My eyes narrowed.
“I’ll do it again if I have to, if you can’t control yourself.”
“Am I supposed to feel flattered? Because I don’t you know.”
“I’m just telling you the truth.”
I glanced at the door, I knew everything besides the rumours anyway. And I halfway knew about them too. “So what are you trying to get on my soft side?”
“I don’t care if you hate me, you do half of the time anyway. But you have to be with me.”
I looked him up and down, “I thought that’s what started this whole fiasco.”
“You know what I mean, assassin.”