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ss a nd , m ir a culo usly , d eli v e rin g it — to h e r.
Only to h e r.
Beca use h e r n e w ly w edded P aris ia n b li s s is s tr ic tly a s o lo a ct, a nd h e r n e w ly a cq uir e d h usb and , fo rm er h ig h p rie st o f lu na r le vity — Dexte r
th e D ra stic a lly D efe rre d — ca n o nly m arv e l a t th e m oon a nd h o ld tig htly to th e im patie ntly tw itc hin g D ark P asse ng er a nd h o pe th a t a ll th is h a ppy
in sa nity w ill e nd s o on a nd s e nd u s b ack to th e w ell- o rd ere d n o rm al li fe o f c a tc hin g a nd c a rv in g th e o th e r m onste rs .
For D exte r is u se d to c a rv in g fr e ely , w ith a n e at a nd jo yfu l h a nd th a t n o w m ust m ere ly c lu tc h a t R ita 's a nd m arv e l a t th e m oon, s a vo rin g th e
ir o ny o f b ein g o n a h o ne ym oon, w he re in a ll th a t is s w eet a nd lu na r is fo rb id den.
And s o , P aris . D exte r tr u d ges m eekly a lo ng in th e w ake o f th e G ood S hip R ita , s ta rin g a nd n o ddin g w he re th e se th in g s a re re quir e d a nd
occa sio na lly o ffe rin g a s ha rp a nd w itty c o m ment, li k e , “ W ow ,” a nd , “ U h-h uh,” a s R ita tr a m mels th ro ug h th e p ent- u p lu st fo r P aris th a t h a s s urg ed
in h e r a ll th e se m any y e ars a nd w hic h n o w , a t la st, h a s fo und c o nsum matio n.
But s ure ly e ve n D exte r is n o t im mune to th e le gend ary c ha rm s o f th e C ity o f L ig ht? S ure ly e ve n h e m ust b eho ld th e g lo ry a nd fe el s o m e s m all
syn th e tic tw itc h s tir rin g in re sp onse , s o m ew he re in th e d ark a nd e m pty p it w he re a s o ul s ho uld b e? C an D exte r tr u ly c o m e to P aris a nd fe el
abso lu te ly n o th in g ?
Of c o urs e n o t.