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WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING ELSE, Daire turned and strode away. It annoyed her when people said they didn’t have to worry about him because he could take care of himself. Except it was the first thing that came to mind when he disappeared into the night.
Sitting up, she looked over her shoulder to see him striding toward the trees, far from the Beast… far from safety.
“That was harsh,” Styx said, though she didn’t look at him. “You know what he’s going through right now. He didn’t need to be told the prize he was waiting to win was never going to be his. Not now.”
“Better that than to lie to him,” Harry muttered.
“I get that you want Tess to be safe,” Styx said. “We all do. But if she’s going to be with someone, who better than a guy trained to protect and serve? You can’t doubt th
