Chapter 313

“Brunettes,” I murmur, my eyes a little cruel as I smirk at him.

flash from the horse to me, and I see a smirk come back on his face a little bit.

His

eyes

“Sure,” he says, quiet. “I can handle a Brunette or two. Though I prefer a redhead.”

I can’t help the little smile that curls my lips. “Heathcliff’s a redhead,” I say, nodding to my horse. “And you’ve only been rude to him, when the whole point of today was for you to come and meet him.”

“Really, Fay,” Ivan says, his voice dry. “That was the whole point of today? To meet Heathcliff?”

“Sure,” I answer, taking a step closer to him, holding his gaze. And then there’s just a long moment of silence where we just… look at each other.

And the tension between us builds and builds.

My smile grows a little when Ivan’s the one to break it.

“Fay,” he breathes, taking a step closer to me, his mouth falling open with my name on his lips.

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before he can do anything else, I hold up a finger between

silent pause before I hear Jerome sigh and see him step into sight right outside the stall door. He was lurking there,

crossed over his chest as he stares at me from

my phone?” I ask, blinking innocently at him. “I think I left it in the

his

glare. And then he sighs and, muttering something about trouble, stalks away from the

the distance between us. “Look at you, Fay,” he says, standing over me now, so close that I

it?” I whisper, earning a little. laugh,

put them on me, but he doesn’t,

Fay?” he asks, his

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want to be here, Ivan?” I

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me, Fay,” he snaps, his voice still low as he looks back towards the door, back towards where Jerome disappeared. “Do you want me to

why Ivan thought I called him here today. And it’s the truth – I do not want to be taken away. I just –

turning away from me, frustrated. “Fuck, Fay! Why

stupid?!” I gasp, honestly a little hurt by

grabbing me by the shoulders, leaning down to look directly in my eyes. “Yes, Fay, you’re being a real god damn idiot by not getting

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