~ JOHN-PAUL ~
“I am going to say this one time, and then we’re going to move on,” Lark said through her teeth, her face still buried in her hands. “I told you there was a male that my father almost agreed for me to mate? His family was very focused on the whole White Wolf thing. They wanted confirmation that I hadn’t mated another male—and they wanted proof of my fertility.
“I don’t know what the test was, only that it involved an internal scan and that meant the doctor had to… take care of some things. It wasn’t a big deal. It wasn’t very painful. It was mainly embarrassing. I know other females who’ve been through far worse when they’re making a political match. I’m not traumatized—and I’m not hiding anything. I enjoyed you, Jay, and I’m grateful for that. Now… can we move on?”
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