[ What sort of magic is it that she summons when she moans his name? Kaz squeezes the crow's head of his cane until his knuckles ache with the task of holding him back.
...From what? If he gave in, would he really climb over her, place himself between her thighs and take her?
No. He would only fall to pieces. ]
I'm here, Inej.
[ She doesn't deserve this, a cripple paralyzed at her bedside, unable to do anything more than gawk. But that is unfortunately the only Kaz Brekker who's here. When she looks at him, he's the one who holds her gaze. For better or worse, his is the only face she sees. ]
Don't deny me now, when you have me at last.
[ He's the one denying her. Yes, he knows. But she has to see how much he wants her, the toll it's taking on him. His body may be hidden away behind his gloves and hat and heavy coat, but his lips part like she's stealing the breath from his lungs, his shoulders shaking with the fever of his desire. ]
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...From what? If he gave in, would he really climb over her, place himself between her thighs and take her?
No. He would only fall to pieces. ]
I'm here, Inej.
[ She doesn't deserve this, a cripple paralyzed at her bedside, unable to do anything more than gawk. But that is unfortunately the only Kaz Brekker who's here. When she looks at him, he's the one who holds her gaze. For better or worse, his is the only face she sees. ]
Don't deny me now, when you have me at last.
[ He's the one denying her. Yes, he knows. But she has to see how much he wants her, the toll it's taking on him. His body may be hidden away behind his gloves and hat and heavy coat, but his lips part like she's stealing the breath from his lungs, his shoulders shaking with the fever of his desire. ]
Please...