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• “Yes, I will. And I will hurt her in every way my imagination can come up with until you concede to me. Give me the wolves, surrender, and it all ends. I’ll take her hand in marriage, the realm will be mine, and we can pretend this never happened.” He grinned, but I snarled.
• “You hurt her, and when I get my chance to end your fucking life, I will do it in the most painful way possible.”
• “When you’re as old as I am, Nikolai, pain does not register as easily as you’d think.”