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 go

and there’s a silent pause before I hear Jerome sigh and see him step into sight right outside

over his chest as he stares at me from the door to the

I ask, blinking innocently at him. “I think I left it in the

shaking his head

he sighs and, muttering something

who instantly closes the distance between us. “Look at you, Fay,” he says, standing over me

it?” I whisper, earning a little. laugh, which makes me

then I see Ivan’s hands twitch, as if he wants to put them on me, but

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

313 hear it.

do you want to be here, Ivan?”

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he looks back towards the door, back towards where Jerome disappeared. “Do you want me to take you out of here? Get you away from them?”

him here today. And it’s the truth –

away from me, frustrated. “Fuck, Fay! Why are you being so stupid?!”

I gasp, honestly a

damn idiot by not getting out of there now! This is

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