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“Perfect. Paavak is here.” Henri grinned. “He can do it. We’ll get him ordained online and make him marry us.”

The front door opened and closed. “Oi. Anyone home?”

“Don’t come up here,” Henri roared. “We’re busy.”

A chuckle sounded from down below. “She told you then.”

“What?” Henri stilled inside me. “He knew?”

I smirked, not afraid he’d get jealous. Him and Peter were close. Maybe even closer than him and Q. “He guessed.”

“And he didn’t tell me? Why that treacherous motherfucker.”

“I can hear the floorboards creaking!” Peter yelled up the stairs, unable to hide his laughter. “Get off her, you animal.”

“He can hear us, huh?” Henri smirked. “Well then...let’s give him something to listen to.”

“Henri...behave.”

His teeth flashed. “Ily...scream.”

I cried out as he bit me.

I moaned as he fucked me hard.

And I screamed like he commanded as he shoved me headfirst into an orgasm that made me see a million twinkling stars.

Epilogue Two

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Henri

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One year later...

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THE CURSE OF BLOOD & DARKNESS

by

Henri Mercer

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I HAVE A DAUGHTER.

Me...the one man who shouldn’t be let near a tiny breakable baby somehow has a daughter.

I’ll admit, I’ve been fucking petrified.

Watching Ily grow round kept me up at night, stalking the windows, looking for monsters to appear. Q had to add extra security just to put my mind at rest.

I curse myself daily for ever putting my nephew at risk, especially now I know just how much a child can destroy their father.

I’ve apologised to Q so much, he’s forbidden me from ever mentioning it again. He even made Lino recount what happened when Victor’s men came for him, his blue eyes so much like his mother’s, flashing with the same inner darkness that coils in me and his father.