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“Uh…”

“How do you know this?”

Oh boy

“Tor –”

“How do you know this?”

I wasn’t going to get out of it So I answered, “He kind of… hugged me and, uh… kissed me” I watched Tor’s face turn to stone and finished laot heavier So heavy, it was hard to breathe

“He touched you?” he whispered

“He surprised me,” I said quickly “I had to, uh –”

“Put his mouth on you?”

“Tor –”

His eyes narrowed “Twice?”

“Um –”

Suddenly I was across the kitchen, my back to the wall and Tor was init up so his eyes could lock on rowled

“Tor, he doesn’t knohat’s going on I had to –”

His fingers tensed and his face caain”

“Okay,” I whispered

“Repeat it,” he coain” I kept whispering

“I will deal with him”

What?

“What?” I asked “How?”

“I don’t know but I will You do not deal with this man This man does not touch you He does not see you –”

I wrapped ers around his wrists and interrupted, “Tor, he can’t see you either You both look exactly alike!”

“Precisely,” he clipped “You’re in love with ive this… other bloody me an opportunity to muddle your head”

There it was He wasn’t jealous and hurt about Cora cheating on hi about me

God, I hated it that he could still be sweet, protective and possessive, all of which I liked when I was trying to convinceto –”

“Cora, we’re not discussing this”

“This is insane! If he sees you, he’ll freak! You can’t –”

“Leave hiers tensed again and he growled low, “Cora, I said, leave hi the vision of a Noctorno to Noctorno faceoff and just how freaking weird that would be

Then I snapped, “Oh, all right!”

He relaxed but his hands brought ainst led

God, I liked it when he did that

“Stop kissinginto his eyes

“No chance of that, love,” he whispered back then let go and walked to his plate “Is this finished?” he asked, pointing to his sandwich

I stood where he leftof Cheetos

“Not yet,” I stated, shook out so on the counter, rounded hie Then I picked up the plate and offered it and the Coke to him “Now it’s done”