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I nodded, eternally grateful that I wouldn’t have to enter the dwelling where Clara had died There was nothing foreboding about this place It looked welconition, Fox said, "We’re home"

I froze in my seat as a rainbow of emotion filled rief Clara would never see this She’d never know theto face hiave a half s around the bonnet, he opened ht "There’s a lot you won’t understand until I grow so compared to the involved story--but for now, all you need to know is I bought this two days ago The moment I found the piece of land for Clara, I found the perfect house for us I couldn’t return to the club I need to get away from violence--to try and fix myself once and for all"

He’d done so much--all behind the scenes while I’d cried myself into a stupor

"What did you do with Obsidian?"

He smiled "I sold it to Oscar He practically ran it himself anyway I’ve sold it to hiot a steal"

My eyes widened at the joviality--so odd co from Fox "What steal?"

Aliveness flashed in his eyes for the first tiive me ten dollars and an oath that he will never talk to ain, and the club was all his"

My mind whirled How could he do that? Howto decipher the conundrued "Do you want the long story or the short story?"

Oh, God I didn’t know if I should be terrified or excited to find out every skeleton in his closet "Short story, for now"

"I’m wealthy Fron that it was a painful subject for him "I can take care of you I want to take care of you"

I sed

Fox reached out and draggedmy hands to rest on his chest to keep rab my hair-clip knife, just in case

His nostrils flared and his face darkened, but he didn’t regress or terrify ainst et you ever knew a man named Fox He wasn’t a ht I’d be able to useWith you"

My heart broke open and greings

"Roan Averin" The naue A world apart fro as I trailed ertips up his chest to his throat

"Can I?" Iinside hiers along his smooth jaw and cupped his cheeks He trehtest of kisses over his lips His forehead furrowed; teeth clenched

The innocent kiss reled to hold onto the rief didn’t interrupt

I dropped et easier You’ll see I’ll help you"

A Clara or his condition?

He nodded "I know As long as I have you, I can get better Just please, remember to call me Roan It will help"

I kneould be hard to stop calling him Fox It was the name of the man I fell for But I sa important it was to him Fox had died hatever he’d done in Russia, and I needed to obey his wishes to put the past where it belonged

My eyes fell to the star in the hollow of his throat "She could always see who you really were She was so much better than " I had to stop as my throat closed, and lowed "You were the sa I needed in you the second I saw you I didn’t knohat it was, but stealing your knife andI’ve done inas he capturedabout her or keeping her alive in our thoughts"

Pulling away, he shoved a hand into his pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper Handing it to in anew--this belongs to you"

I took it, frowning I opened the handwritten contract between Obsidian Fox and Hazel Hunter My heart swooped and I er exists"

He was askingbad that had happened and eers, I obeyed The sound of shredding paper echoed off the garage walls

Roan went to take my hand, but I pulled back "Wait"

I bit my lip as I reached intoI was terrified of The thing I’d stolen from Fox the day I knocked him out with the small wolf statue on his side-board Nestled in a piece of tissue paper sat the blue pill