Katherine decided to take the leap even if it made her sound a little insane. All the pieces were starting to fit more with one theory than the other about her 'hero'. "So, back from the dead or...a total recluse?" Seemed the most direct way of solving the mystery that was the man standing before her. One eyebrow lifted at his mention of a husband. "I never married. There was someone I loved but..."
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She shook her head to clear all thoughts of Stefan Salvatore who killed her more than once. "It's been my experience that the ones who supposedly love you are the ones who pose the greatest threat to your survival." It was a bleak way of looking at life...at love. But how else was she supposed to see it after all this time?
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Carefully going about cleaning and dressing his wounds she noticed the scars but made no mention of them. She, of course, hadn't missed being called beautiful as was evident by a brief smile. "Then I'm afraid you're going to be seriously disappointed with this 'day and age'." Her brown eyes briefly went to his face.
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"You don't owe me anything. I mean, you did just save me from becoming a mountain lion's dinner." She was already considering the possibilities of keeping him close might be when faced with a town of people who might well string her up in the town square. "But it would be nice to not have to worry about any more animal attacks."
Kat