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“Do you know what you just said?”
“If there’s no more King’s Justice—”
“No! You said we never hid who we were.” I want to shake him. “Corrick! You hid everything that you are. I think Harristan did too.”
Hestartles, then sighs. He seems like he’s going to start walking again, but I hold fast. He looks down at me, his eyes heavy and intent.
“The people loved Wes and Sullivan,” I whisper. “Give them a chance to love Harristan and Corrick.”
He traces a thumb over my mouth. “They loved Tessa Cade, too, remember.”
“You can do this,” I say quietly.
He shakes his head a bit, then brushes his lips over mine. “We can do this.”
Then his hands find my waist, and I drown in his eyes and inhale his breath. The darkness closes in around us until there’s nothing but the warmth of his hands and the sound of his voice, low and teasing in my ear. There is so much to be done, so many things to hope for.
But just for a moment, I close my eyes, lean into his touch, and remember what it was like when it was just the two of us against the night.
