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Though the Bellatorum could have any female they liked and were highly sought after as breeding partners for unmated females, females of the Supremus—the King’s direct relatives—were strictly off-limits, on pain of death. And his only daughter...D shuddered to think of the punishment that would follow if it were discovered he’d bedded her. Or even kissed her, for that matter. Lix made a face at him and stretched his legs out under the table between them. “Maybe Aurelio was right after all. You ever think of that? Maybe it is better to ask forgiveness than permission.” D’s expression soured. “Forgiveness? Like the forgiveness Dominus granted Celian? Because that kind of forgiveness I can do without.” It was Lix’s turn to scowl. He sent a glance over his shoulder to the corner Constantine
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