This was what someone's life sounded like, beating inside their body, beating fast and faster. In that moment, the ardeur fed. He whispered it over and over, softer and softer, until his breath itself whispered, Fuck me. Gabriel and Raina taught me that I could be worth something, but that worth was all about my body, the way I looked, and how good I could fuck.
I thought about that, too, and just nodded. I didn't go near him. The eight of pentacles? That's odd. I was suddenly very aware of the two of them pressed on either side of me.
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