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Now, I’d forged the fucking bond I’d known would come, and we were tied together until the magic died down around All Hallows’ Eve.
Yeah, I definitely fucked up.
“Look who decided to join the land of the living,” Rowan said when I found him at the edge of the lake and dropped onto the moss next to him.
“Don’t act like I’m never around,” I grumbled.
“You’re never around,” he pointed out.
“Whatever. I’m around more often lately.”
Rowan nodded. “It’s nice to see your face this much for a change, but I won’t flatter myself thinking you’re here for me.” He smirked at me.
“What?”
“Come on, I’m not a fool. I know you’re awake and kicking right now because of her.”
I shrugged. I wasn’t going to lie to him. It was for Lorraine that I was here, awake and aware.
“She needs protection,” I said.
“Is that all she needs?” Rowan asked, and his eyes sparkled.
“What else would she need?”
“Hmm. Maybe it’s whatyouneed.” Rowan waggled his eyebrows.
“I don’t know what you mean,” I said, deadpan.
Rowan laughed. “Cut the crap, man. I can smell her scent on you a mile away, and you’re covered in magic. It’s like glitter pouring out of your skin.”
I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, well, shit happens, doesn’t it?”
Rowan laughed louder, enjoying every moment of this. It just pissed me off.
“Cut it out,” I growled.
“So, you fucked her.”
“I couldn’t help it.”
That only made Rowan laugh more.
“It’s not funny,” I said.
“Why not? You’re Ash, the almighty seducer, and you can’t help yourself around a human woman? The shoe’s on the other foot, and now you’re pouting.”
“I’m not pouting,” I said, very aware that I was, in fact, pouting about it. “I just didn’t mean to create this fucking bond with her.”
Rowan’s laughter dried up. “Oh, shit. It’s that time of year…”
“Yeah. Great timing, huh? It would have been fine any other time of the year, but she had to need saving now when I don’t need more complications in my life.”
Rowan shook his head. “What does she have to say about it?”
I glanced sidelong at him. “She doesn’t know.”
Rowan frowned. “She doesn’t know you’re bound? How the hell didn’t she feel it happening? You can’t miss that shit.”
