To give himself a moment to collect his thoughts, he picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee.Дamn. вЂњSometimes a man does pretend heвЂ™s a little intimidated by the woman heвЂ™s bedding, even if heвЂ™s the one wearing the darker Jewels.вЂќ And sometimes it wasnвЂ™t pretense men just didnвЂ™t argue with womenвЂ™s incorrect assessment-mostly because they figured women wouldnвЂ™t understand that the power that was sometimes being wielded had nothing whatsoever to do with the Jewels. вЂњIвЂ™ll agree with the part about my being shaky, but IвЂ™ll dispute the accusation that IвЂ™m pretending to be nervous.вЂќ He put enough punch in his voice to assure heвЂ™d have her attention. And everyone around her, everyone who had loved her, was still adjusting to what they thought of as a loss. But she hadnвЂ™t wanted that much power, had never wanted to be so different and so distant from everyone else. She could have worn the Ebony Jewels again instead of TwilightвЂ™s Dawn, which had only a hint of Black. So heknew she could have been exactly the same as she had been before sheвЂ™d sacrificed herself to save Kaeleer. Despite having gotten married twice-once in a private ceremony and again in a public ceremony a few weeks later-she still wasnвЂ™t certain he had accepted the choice she had made.ДЄfter heвЂ™d dealt with the witches who had tried to stop the wedding by hurting her, Jaenelle had brought him to the Misty Place and shown him the truth. Sweetheart, you didnвЂ™t see the look in your eyes when we were in bed.But he saw the problem now. вЂњItвЂ™s about pretending that you were with a witch who was stronger than you, and now acting all shaky and nervous.вЂќ вЂњItвЂ™s about that.вЂќ She waved a hand to indicate his own. You said you could accept that I no longer wore Ebony Jewels, was no longer dominant.вЂќ The baffled look changed to something that was almost angry, almost hostile. Especially since she was watching the hand holding the coffee cup. Of course, вЂњsexвЂќ was a pale word to describe what they had been doing, but he wasnвЂ™t about to debate her choice of words.

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