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I want to touch with my mouth. His mouth, with my mouth. Maybe his neck, too. But first things first: Make him aware I exist. It’s possible that he is already aware, if only in a ‘don't step on the small girl’ kind of way.

Laini Taylor

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Laini Taylor
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: December 11
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