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Arsen
It’s late when I come back to the hotel. Fiore is already in bed, but she turns on the lamp on the bedside table when I return. Sitting up in the bed, she pats a spot beside herself.
“Come here,” she murmurs, yawning a bit. “Come sit. Or even better, get undressed and sleep. You have been going for days now with a few hours’ sleep at a time. I worry about you.”
My lips twitch as I take my jacket off, heading over to sit beside her on the bed. She’s warm from being under the blankets. I hook my finger in the blanket at her thigh, tugging it aside to reveal nothing beneath but bare skin.
“Monster!” she protests, swatting at my hand. But I can tell she really doesn’t mean it. “Where have you been?”
I pull her naked body onto my lap, blanket, and all. She squeaks.
“Hey!” she sa
