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The tears slid out before Glory could blink them back "Then you understand why I need you to leave?"

Dylan nodded He nuzzled her again, and his lips grazed her cheek When he backed away, she thought she would die of grief

Not the sa; he’s just leaving But right now, her heart couldn’t tell the difference Gone was gone

"You’ll want your things," she said in a strangled voice Not that he’d brought ht bag

"Throw them away Or leave them outside the door and I’ll have Liam fetch them later Your choice"

Possessions meant so little to a Shifter, especially this Shifter "What will you do?" she asked

Dylan shrugged, gave her a little s care of myself Didn’t I have to raise three sons on my own?"

Glory nodded, unable to speak anyentle kiss to her lips "Be well, love"

And then he left her, walking out the door and back down the porch steps in the sa, looking back, or even glancing at his own house, he got into his pickup, started it, and pulled smoothly away

Glory waited until the sound of the truck had faded into the distance, then she walked upstairs, entered her bedroom that still smelled of him, and pulled down the shades Only then did she let herself fall across the bed and weep until she had no tears left

"So what did you think of my dad?" Andrea asked as Sean drove rapidly down Thirty-Fifth "My stepdad, Ithe fires they had last night and this ain when he cao back to the bar in north Austin The throbbing of the bond hadn’t gone away She felt it wrapping around her heart, squeezing tight

"I liked hiood hed

"I can try to have hi that It wouldhis pack"