I should have known much earlier. The time he got up after sex and started buffing his nails; I should have known then. Or the day he informed me that he sure missed my breasts. Or the night he told me to leave his house at 2 a.m. because he was tired of me.

Go now, he said. I'm tired. I'm tired of you.

I laughed.

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At dusk I took off my shoes and slipped barefoot into the cave entrance. I could hear the distant rumble of the beast's snoring. When dragons are sleeping, it's better to be safe than sorry. She didn't wake. I was lucky. I'm mostly lucky, now. I think I used up all my bad luck in one go, when the tablet with my name on it was drawn from the ( Read more... )