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Had he come at any other time, I might have been prepared. I might have been able to save him from her eventual fate of death at their hands. Had he been kept with me, God knows he would have lived. But he knew, and they somehow learned that he knew, and so he was taken away. What he had been privy to, the knowledge he had gained in my impetuous decision that day, had driven them to burning desire and curiosity, until he could tell them no more from his slit throat to their unbelieving ears.

For this, I thank God that I am the angel of temptation. After all, the temptation to wreak vengeance is no small contribution to my Master's orders for me.

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Invasion of Privacy - NC17
What Began Here Shall Never End - NC17
A Lack of Hospitality - R
A Small Meditation at Home - PG

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