CLAIRE Swallowing nervously while looking at him, I wondered how much of our conversation he had heard. From the corner of my eyes, I caught a glimpse of Killian, as he pushed the girl behind him. Following Hunter’s eyes movement, I noticed he was staring at my hands. Realizing my claws were still out, I retracted them and straightened up. Seeing the tension between us, and to add to my anger, Killian led the girl out of the room. Left alone with Hunter, I waited for him to recover from the shock and ask me questions. I could possibly deny it, agree with Trisha that Heather was messing with my mind. Except that I was tired of pretending to care about a lot of things, where he was concerned. “I hate that you had to find out this way.” I started, breaking the silence as he pushed awa

