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“What about hiers

“He’s been hurt and doesn’t want to even think about being serious with us What if…do you think…”

Lucien cocked his head to the side as if to see Calder’s face more clearly “What?”

“What if it was just a regular twoso mated to only one Weaver?” Lucien sucked in a harsh breath between his teeth, and Calder quickly pushed on “You and Gio are perfect for each other So siether, and he wouldn’t have to worry about being hurt in a poly again”

“What about you?”

Calder shrugged, keeping his eyes locked on the water If he ht lose his nerve “Doesn’t matter I’d be fine You’d have a et powers We’d defeat the pestilents Happily ever after” Each word ca chipped away

“No happily ever after” Lucien reached over and took Calder’s chin between his thuers “You wouldn’t be happy Do you honestly think I’d be happypart of myself? Do you think Gio would be?”

“But you’d be together—” Calder argued but stopped at Lucien’s head shake There was such a look of sweet tenderness in his eyes, it left a hard lump in Calder’s throat

“I don’t need Grey to tell ed his thuether, it’s good When I’ether, it’s heaven It’s the difference between surviving on a sip of warht One’s surviving The other is living” Lucien leaned close, buainst Calder’s “I wanna live, baby”

There was no stopping the s Calder wanted to believe him, wanted to live as well

“Think we can change his mind?”

Lucien pressed a quick kiss to Calder’s nose and dropped his hands to his sides “I think we have our work cut out for us So to have to convince him that this is real That e feel is more than some mystical bond”

Calder’s heart stuttered in his chest “And how exactly do you feel?”