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Ivy turned. 'He bit you on the neck?' she said, deadpan serious but for her eyes. 'Oh, then it's got to be love. She won't let me bite her neck.

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Kim Harrison
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 1
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Midwest
Wyoming
Dawn Cook
Necks
Turned
Serious
Bits
Deadpan
Eyes
Ivy
Eye
Bite
Love
Neck
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