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"That I deserved to win I violated the rules…"

"You were tense"

His hand fell away fro atat ed "Just an educated guess You’ve been working hard Forto run from the tears I’d shed, so I sniffed--louder than I would have liked Annoyed with ain, I swiped o" The hand was back on ain in a split second "What?" I hissed

"You’re crying"

I suppressed a sigh and an eye roll "Thank you, Captain Obvious," I huffed

He frowned and ignored the snark--another habit of his "Why?"

I wondered how s to hed "It’s not stealingexactly Look, I know it’s only late otten off to a bad start and it’s a really long story"

"So shorten it"

I grittedThe clan elders liked William He had sith theroup, and with his handy blacks hiet the has so of mine"

He stiffened, and I only belatedly remembered Ann’s observation that Williaoing to take this personally, I needed to tread carefully I bittake from you?" His handsome face darkened

"Well, he didn’t take it fros to you?"

"Yes" I coughed "I needed so I owned that was valuable enough to secure a loan"

"He bought it fro I couldn’t tell what he was i’s assertion that since Doug had bought it, it belonged to him