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Because if he went near Kari again, Ronan didn"t know if he had the strength not to beg her to Bind to hi herself silly at his predicauard Kari at The Witch"s Breilling to leave her to fate, Ronan watched froht

He also waited for Tynan The curse may have been the reason for the attack that nearly killed Kari, but whatever the other wizard was involved in provided the excuse for the violence

Tynan would not go near Kari again

Watching the pub while avoiding his twin added another coht of the attack With one glace, his fanature and know that he had Called to Kari Raiden, especially, would be the worst Still, Ronan could feel his twin"s confusion turning to concern and he cursed He had no bloody idea what to do about his fale that ed froe under street la She"d always kno to make an entrance

Ronan"s heart pounded "What?"

"Your little human is smart She"s suspicious of me"

He raised a brow "Because…?"

"Dearest Raiden paid her a visit" When Ronan frowned, wondering when his twin had escaped his watchful eye, she continued, "He"s been there since the pub opened, before you arrived"

Of course Raiden was nothing, if not persistent

"Then your brother decided to chat with me Kari overheard that I once…knew you and surth platinuiven up So You can"t avoid her forever What will you do?"

Crush her as you didwith her unspoken question, and frustration clawed through Ronan He wanted nothing more than to claim Kari He didn"t dare

"What about Raiden?"

"He was his usual char self Found some bitch in heat within five minutes, and they popped out the back" She leaned closer "I can"t fault your taste in women I like Kari Which is why I think you need to explain your reticence…whatever it is"

He"d never shared the family curse with anyone If he confessed to Kari, Ronan would be hard-pressed to guess whether she would throw hiarded Avalyn "Can you just--"

"No Not tonight I have my own mate to take care of See to yours"

"She"s notto air Avalyn had made her way to a shadowed corner of the busy street, then vanished Ronan cursed

How could he quickly dissuade Kari fro love between the, he pushed his way into the pub

The boisterous, sht of Kari behind the bar and refused to look her way

He scanned the pub, looking for the most available huhtly older, with enhanced breasts and gobs of black eyeliner The low-cut wrap dress left nothing to the i a bra

Perfect

"Drink?" He sat beside her, uninvited

Her gaze perked up i his back She seared through his skin, all the way to his heart Hurt poured off her, and it nearly killed hiritted his teeth and pushed on

"Sure" The blonde leaned in, giving hierously high on his thigh

"Or do you prefer to fuck?"

Ronan regretted the words instantly Was that even possible? The hu up in a house wherethe Call to Kari had done to his ability to bed another wohty so" He helped her to her feet

She wrapped her ar to him like an octopus as they aze--but he felt it every step of the way His stoer and shame

"My flat isn"t far away," the blonde purred and crept her hand under the hem of his shirt, over his abdoer"s nearness reaking havoc on his ability to keep his lunch down, and everything inside hi no! He neither needed nor wanted this wos for her

Had issuing the Call changed his ability to take pleasure in a worabbed the wo deep He had his answer i within hi his head

Weak and noeating, he looked at the blonde "I…can"t I"ht In an odd way, learning that he could touch no one but Kari was a relief Now, he had decisions to make

Kari unlocked the pub"s new door, which Ronan had likely provided, at exactly four o"clock Everyinto the back of her head It wasn"t enough that Ronan had sent a former lover to her pub to spy on her But over and over, she kept seeing Ronan leave with the blonde stranger Visions of their night together haunted Kari Ronan taking the other wo her with his hard flesh again and again, ood she felt, how she was his fever She sed Time to snap out of her pityfest Ronan had ht He"d rather bed a different whore every night than risk love The fact he"d issued aCall, then run away made no sense Perhaps Tynan"s presence had provoked his jealousy, and he"d said what he thought would pacify her? Honestly, Kari had groeary of trying to figure hi to be greeted by a sweep of chilled air

Instead, Ronan stood on the threshold, waiting

Panic flooded her, and she tried to slaic required Stupid, really She was going to have to face him someday But now, she iser Heartbroken, but wiser

"Scotch?" Her voice trelanced up at Ronan"s face, and those green eyes of his ensnared her all over again

Beautiful et hi it between the to say If you"re not interested in scotch, would you like so--"

"Damn it" He pounded his fist on the bar "Don"t look at me like I"ve cut out your heart"

He had, and why should she spare hiuilt? "If you don"t like it, then leave"

"I can"t Last night was…a mistake"

She"d learned this speech from Edward"Of course it was You feel terrible, so contrite and sick to your stoot that right?"