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For a moment there is silence. The Huntress bristles, sharp gaze leveled on him in a cold glare. Prideful, oh so prideful. So far removed from what she’d been in the earliest days of ancient times. But as she strides towards him, that look fades. Without another word to him —

The way his gaze lowered, it tore at her heart and she slowly stepped closer, a hand softly touching his cheek. That same, so gentle touch he’d known before. “She is…difficult. But she knows she can’t change my heart.” For a moment she hesitated before her lips so very —

The times she’d watched her dreams, had seen and felt what her little mortal wanted. Even now she felt her straining to regain control. And his tone, that subtle change, drew them both in for different reasons. She’d come almost too close, though it was clear her actions were —

Oh, it had been a long time coming indeed. For far too long she’d waited, but had not been able to take control as easily as she could now. And all she could do was watch her little mortal fall in love despite her warnings. His words drew out a sneer that twisted beautiful —