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I hadn’t planned on doing it so soon If I’d had my way, I never would’ve told her But there was no way to escape her Her scent was i to me even as Pete’s death overpowered the air She was attached toto do with Sienna

But I didn’t plan on hers being as dark as mine

I knew Felix was there last night And I knew that she had seen hi

Felix was not one to push the boundaries like that, to play with his life, knowing there was a good chance I’d kill hi what my woman looked like when she ca to endway

This behavior was not characteristic of Felix He had the up it Because of Sienna No one was immune to her

Not even me

The door opened and closed, and I was glad for Vincentius’s arrival I would’ve drivenabout her And I needed to be sharp We had a lot going on thisat the restaurant this evening We had business to hammer out A peace treaty to renew And there was someone other than Sienna who could threaten that

“Dinner last night did not go as I thought it would,” Vincentius informed me as he sat down “She has fire, yes Yet she did not burn the place dohen soht” His broas raised as he said this

“Sienna has a tendency to surprise you,” I said, my voice clipped As much as I adored and respected Vincentius, I could not have this conversation right now

“I suspect she will continue to” He leaned back, hands clasped in front of him “But your bride is not e’re here to talk about”

“No,” I agreed, relieved to beaway from Sienna

He didn’t speak I knew hi this up He couldn’t say the words Not after all these years, not after what he’d already taken from his son

“We need to do sohed I didn’t try to beat around the bush, didn’t try to soften the blow I respected him too much for that I also knew he appreciated it