C16 GRANTING HER WISH

NIGHTINGALE

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For several seconds after I made my request, Hakan was silent, though his eyes never left mine. I was beginning to feel self conscious because I had never been so brazen before, but I forced myself to stand still and not cower.

“Nightingale.” He sighed and I knew that he was about to refuse me.

“You’re tired, you need to sleep. When you wake up in the morning