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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hold up a finger between us, making him

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

chest as he stares at me from

at him. “I think I left

shaking his

And then he sighs and, muttering something about

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

me, doesn’t it?” I whisper, earning a little. laugh, which

hands twitch, as if he wants to put them on me, but he doesn’t, and I bite

here, Fay?” he asks, his voice softer than I

313 hear it.

want to be here,

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back towards where Jerome

I answer softly, instantly, blinking as I realize that that’s why Ivan thought I called him here today. And it’s the truth – I do not want to be taken away. I just – I just wanted to talk

“Fuck,

gasp, honestly a little hurt by it.

shoulders, leaning down to look directly in my eyes. “Yes, Fay, you’re being a real god damn idiot by not getting out of there now! This is going down! How many times do I have

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