He never knew what hit him, and that would have comforted me, except. . . just for one … - Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas

He never knew what hit him, and that would have comforted me, except. . . just for one second, he would have had to know, wouldn't he? There must have been a blur, a sense of the world exploding, a flashpoint of receiving more damage than a human body could endure.

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