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She snorted "You give the place character"

He sain "You’ve wanted to update the s Even the ceiling fans" He paused and glanced at her She waited for what he had to say next "Well, it’s ties"

"You can do whatever you ith your tavern, Sa my tearoom on Saturday, eleven o’clock sharp"

Darien took a deep breath and shook his head at Jake

Jake gave hi for a while as they trudged through the snow "For a long ti ours You’ve worked withdifference"

Darien didn’t think they’d ever resolve their differences He didn’t re this difficult between hirateful

"I can’t find anyone to replace you," Sarowled

She didn’t respond, but she s for soht? Find someone who’s not You know Hire soreen eyes"

He stopped in his tracks and seized her arm

She raised her brows at hi the two of them Darien knew Sam and Silva had to resolve their issues on their own, but he wanted to step in as pack leader and as a friend and tell theet it over with and mate already

"I don’t want anyone new, Silva I want you"

"I’ at the tavern anymore" She jerked her arm free and stalked off

Sam stared after her, then as if he realized Darien and Jake atching thelanced in their direction With a furrowed brow and a frantic wave of his aro after her

Sam scowled and hurried after her "Silva, wait up"

She didn’t, of course, and instead walked faster "We’re supposed to look for tracks Not air our personal business out here"

"I don’t want anyone else I want you"

"I’et that through your thick--"

Sam pulled Silva into his ar open It wasn’t that they hadn’t seen them kiss before, hot and passionately and way too often for them not to have mated by now, but Darien just hadn’t expected it here and now

Darien nudged Jake to follow him, and they continued to look for the sled tracks

"What was that for?" Silva asked, sounding out of breath and awed