“It’s a chance for you to be free of me… and my kind.”
“Susanna,” Marc began. “For you, I’d swim through molten brimstone.”
Susanna took in a sharp breath. Without any visual cues he could only assume his response must have moved her.
“Are you certain that you wish to proceed?”
“To be with you?” Marc confirmed. “Absolutely.”
She let out the air from her lungs, her lips trembling as she did so.
“This affair is long, arduous and humiliating,” Susanna pressed.
Disclaimer: This excerpt from Man of War is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.
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