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“It hurts, Jacks.”

“I know, love. I’m going to take you somewhere safe.”

« We shouldn’t do this,” she said.

“I’m just asking you to stay the night.” His lips left her neck as he murmured, “You won’t even remember.”

Evangeline tensed in his arms. “What do you mean, I won’t remember?”

“I mean … it’s just one night,” he said softly. “In the morning, you can forget it. You can go back to pretending you don’t like me, and I can pretend that I don’t care. But for tonight, let me pretend you’re mine. »

"Do you kiss the prince because you actually enjoy it ?" Jacks asked "Or is it because you honestly think it will magically revive him?"

"Maybe I do it because I know it will annoy you," Evangeline answered archly.

Jacks flashed a smile that was far more wicked than welcoming. "Glad to know you're thinking about me when you kiss your husband."

Spoiler(cliquez pour révéler)The queen’s face fell. For a moment, she looked as old as the years she’d spent lying in a suspended state. “That is not a small mistake to fix. If you do this, Time will take something equally valuable from you.”

The Fate gave the queen a look more vicious than any curse. “There is nothing of equal value to me.”

"You talk in your sleep," he drawled. "You said my name - a lot."

Evangeline felt a rush of heat crawl up her neck."Obviously, I was having a nightmare."

Let's see if your kiss is worth dying for.

"I gave her a chance to stab me once, but even then she wouldn't do it.'

"And I'll forever regret that," Evangeline said.

“C’est encore pire pour Jacks que pour vous. S’il restait avec vous, il vous tuerait, et votre mort le tuerait à son tour. Faites-moi confiance, Évangéline. Si vous tenez à Jacks, laissez-le partir. C’est la meilleure chose à faire.”

“Ça fait mal, Jacks.

— Je sais, mon coeur. Je vais t’emmener dans un endroit sûr.”

When Jacks wanted something, it was with an intensity that could break worlds and build kingdoms. That was the energy pouring off him now, as if he wanted to destroy her and make her his queen all at once.