Page 77 of Entwined

“Neither am I. And truthfully, Alex, it scares that shit out of me. It’s the one thing in my life that I’ve ever been afraid of.”

“Then win it for real. Be sure. If that’s what you want my friend, I hope you win your fair maiden. I’ve never been happier with mine.”

“Helena? A fair maiden?” I snort, “More like the queen of Hades.”

“Ah, my dark queen gives me so much pleasure.”

“Yes. Well, I’ll let you get back to that… thank you for the advice.”

“Anytime. Keep me updated.”

“I will.”

“I expect you around for drinks, now that you’re back.”

“That might be a while. I have to win my queen back, remember?”

I disconnect, my mind full of all the ways I’m going to slowly seduce my girl into loving me utterly and completely—forever.

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