Chapter 164

“Of course,” he nods, again apologetic. “I’m sorry, Fay. I haven’t

been the most tactful tonight, have I? I’didn’t mean to pry…I’m

just,” he shrugs a little. “Genuinely curious about your life.”

I bite my lip, deciding to push this a little bit. “Are you, though?” I

ask, my voice barely above a whisper.

Ivan goes still, staring at me, waiting for me to continue.

“I mean,” I start awkwardly, looking down at my beer. “I know

that the dive bar that you took me to was filled with people from

all of the underworld families. That was embarrassing for me and

it caused a real rift between me and Daniel when he heard, from

out flirting with you. And whatever Daniel and I are to each other, I do

with real hurt in my eyes

either a crazy good actor or…maybe he actually

feel.

out despite myself. “I like you…maybe a lot? But I don’t know if I

real, or if you’re just using me to get a leg up

of his nose

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was…a little bit of a coup for me, to be able to shove it in Kent’s face like that.” Ivan looks up at me again,

bit too.”

I remember what resulted from me shoving that day in Kent’s face like that. I remember Kent pushing me up against the door, his lips hot on mine – I remember moaning into his mouth and pulling him tight against me, wanting

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my face gently back to his. “If it means that I lost your trust, then I wish I hadn’t done it. Because, whatever’s here, Fay…” he shakes

not wanting him to know that…well, that it’s real for me too, despite myself.

mouth again, where my teeth press into my lower lip. “You make it hard for a guy to be

drag out from beneath my teeth, my mouth open just a

him.

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