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“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

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

real hurt

crazy good actor or…maybe he actually feels bad, actually cares, at

feel.

truth spilling out despite myself. “I like you…maybe a lot?

real, or if you’re just using me to get a leg up on Kent.”

his nose and looking

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It 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, giving me a little smirk. “And I

bit too.”

the door,

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that I lost your trust, then I wish I hadn’t done it. Because, whatever’s here, Fay…” he shakes his head lightly, and I know that that little

to know that…well, that it’s real

his eyes on my mouth again, where my teeth press into my lower lip. “You make it hard for a guy to be chivalrous when you

lip drag out from beneath my teeth, my mouth open just a tiny bit. I swear a very

him.

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