"I tell you the truth now because I don't want you to reproach me with it later. Marry me, and you marry darkness." His finger wound the strand of hair tighter and tighter, drawing her nearer and nearer. His words and the serious tone in which he spoke them made her heart falter painfully, but the pain was sweet and exciting. The darkness that hung over him- dark rumors, dark words spoken about him among the community of mysteriarchs-was exciting too.
Oh girl, no









