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

that I was out flirting with you. And whatever Daniel

with real hurt in my

a crazy good actor or…maybe he actually

feel.

“I like you…maybe a lot? But I don’t know if I can trust you, or

or if you’re just using me to get

out of his nose and looking down at his

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“I shouldn’t have done that. It was…a little bit of a coup for me, to be able to shove it

bit too.”

me up against the door, his lips hot on mine – I remember moaning into his mouth and pulling him tight against me, wanting more. Ivan probably doesn’t

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using one finger under my chin to turn 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 his head lightly, and I know that that little shake contains a wealth of emotion, “it’s real for me. And I hope it is for

him to know that…well, that

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

him.

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