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accept Meg,” Beck replied, cutting off that avenue of escape. “Did

you think for one minute about how this affects things? Did you

consider that Torin will know about her now?”

Cian waved him off. “Torin knew about her the minute you

stepped into that arena. If I let you hide her, people would think we

were ashamed of her.”

“Why does it matter?” Beck shot back. “Who cares what people

think as long she’s safe?”

Cian’s gray eyes settled into a stubborn stare. “If you’re so fired

up about keeping her safe, then let me take her to the Vampire plane.

She’ll be perfectly safe with the Dellacourts. I’ll get a job at the

university. Problem solved. You’ll never have to worry about either

of us again.”

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“I’m not letting you take her anywhere,” Beck said, feeling a bit

savage. Did Cian think he could waltz off with their wife? “As far as I

can tell, you’ve been a bad influence on her.”

“What is that supposed to mean?” Cian was obviously feeling a

bit of Beck’s restless anger.

“It means she’s getting quite the reputation in town,” Beck said.

“Have you been letting her run wild? She’s met with goblins? She’s

forcing the young people to do her bidding? This isn’t the way we run

this village, Ci.”

Cian’s face twisted in confusion. “What are you talking about?”

“I’m talking about our wife taking whatever she wants,” Beck

said, trying to keep his voice low. “Those are new clothes. I can tell.

As we didn’t have a coin to our name when I left, I’m wondering

where she got them.”

Cian leaned against the wall as though he was completely