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Damn him He knehat I wanted to ask, but he’d never letweird because of Kellen or was it…sooner? Like…after the wedding?"

"Sorry, kid This is new"

I chewed on my lip briefly It was the answer I’d expected, but at the same time I’d hoped maybe Lucas had felt at least a little bad for what he’d done to me Apparently not

"Keep an eye on him for me," I said

"I keep both eyes on him Always"

"Then can you do me a favor?"

A pause "That depends"

"If he starts drifting again, let me know I ht, I’m still bonded to him And even if I weren’t, I’ everyone at risk if he’s running around like a stinky vagabond"

Doh "I’ll do it, on one condition"

Oh God how I hated the words on one condition

"I’ly

"You say that like it’s a hard thing to e"

"Ouch" Okay, I deserved that "What’d you have inlike a stone in my chest "Dominick, I don’t think--"

"That’s my condition"

"He doesn’t want to see me" And who could bla to make you think different?"

A pause "Not to an to burn inside y of all hu I didn’t have the time to deal with

"Penny"

"He told Penny what exactly?" Penny was Do she was thirteen years old, I didn’t know if I could put

"He told her he hed and blinked a few tiet so dusty? "Desmond would want to er?"

"He does miss you, Secret"

"Maybe," I conceded "But it doesn’t mean he wants me back"

"Go see hi Lucas does"

"Now you’rea good queen"

There it was, ht "So if you acknowledge I’m the queen, on’t you take my orders?"

"Well, for starters, Your Majesty, my boss outranks you" I could practically feel Dominick wink

"Damn I call for a favor fro my job"

I forced a smile, which was pointless because he couldn’t see me "So am I"

Chapter Five

I didn’t call Desmond

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