“Elijah,” he says, and sticks out his hand.<\/p>\n
“A gentleman, Elijah,” says Proserpina, “would take my hand first.”<\/p>\n
“You’re not one for the gentle,” he grins.<\/p>\n
“That’s an ugly assumption,” she says. Behind her, Radiane hammers the bell and yells for the combatants to break their clinch.<\/p>\n
“I’ve seen you at the fights, in your smudge and breeches. Not fooling everyone.”<\/p>\n
“Don’t follow me again,” she says coldly.<\/p>\n
“I don’t have to, now.”<\/p>\n
“You’re displaying an unseemly interest.”<\/p>\n
“Another thing we have in common,” he says, and attempts to disappear into the shadows, except she watches him all the way out.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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