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forward, he ran a finger along her lower lip. “Missed one.” A couple flakes sat on his finger and he licked them off before smiling at her.
    “Since you are that comfortable with Colwyn, he can drive you back to wherever you came from.” The tone of Brand’s voice sliced her heart like a sharp knife. At least they’d stopped arguing, but she didn’t have the time to play any more ring-around-the-truth. “Why do I have to choose between you? I thought that you both—”
    “You thought wrong. I’ll tell my aunt to expect you later.” Brand nodded to Catherine and the other couple. Colwyn leapt to his feet and grabbed his arm, drawing the attention of many people in the room.
    “Brand, stay.”
    “You need to let me go, Colwyn.” He sounded like he forced his words out from between clenched teeth.
    Colwyn flinched at Brand’s words and pulled his hand away. Holly watched the way each of them verbally struck at each other. Obviously, they weren’t finished, but she couldn’t let them continue to rip at each other.
    “Both of you stop it.” She stomped her foot and glared at them.
    The general noise around them dropped away as everyone stopped what they were doing and watched. Holly didn’t care what they did as long as no one got involved. This was for the three of them to work out. Brand and Colwyn looked at her, but Brand was the first to turn away and storm out of the shop. She moved to follow him but Colwyn rested a hand in the crook of her arm.
    “Stay here, Holly. He’s angry, conflicted, and trying to forget the past. If you follow him, he will end up saying things he doesn’t really mean, but the hurt it causes will never go away.” It wasn’t until the door closed that Colwyn sat down. He looked defeated.
    “Oh, I’m very sorry, Colwyn. I didn’t mean to cause more problems.”
    He wrapped his hand around hers and tightened it slightly. Now that they were both sitting, the noise around them returned to a normal level. Holly knew that gossip spread like wildfire through any small town, and it appeared that this one was no different. She wasn’t about to give them any more ammunition. Colwyn’s hands send a wave of warmth up her arm. “Holly, we have ten years’ worth of problems. I promise you that you didn’t do anything to make it worse.”
    He picked up her sausage roll and held it up to her. “Have a bite, and if you make a mess, I’ll kiss the crumbs away.”
    Holly smiled at him and quickly bit into the flaky pastry, making certain she didn’t lick her lips after. The haunted look in Colwyn’s eyes dissipated as she chewed. She swallowed the savory bite, and he leaned forward and made good on his promise.
    His lips felt strong against hers. Waves of heat radiated from their lips and coursed through her body. She loved the way he made her feel, and the thought of leaving him made her want to cry. Her throat ached, her chest tightened, and Colwyn lifted his lips from hers.
    “Holly, are you all right?” Concern shone in his warm eyes, and for a moment it was centuries ago and this is how she’d wanted that moment to go. If she could go back she wouldn’t have created that curse, but then she might never have met the man in front of her. She only had a few days of life left, and she wasn’t going to waste them on wishes and past regrets. One thing she knew for certain, she had to somehow fix this rift between Colwyn and Brand before her time ran out.
    “Colwyn, please tell me what happened between you two.”

Chapter Six

    I see our town has a fair new resident. Everyone join me in welcoming Miss Holly to our midst for as long as Fate allows her to be here. It's not often that I see a woman pursued by only one man around here. Oh, never mind, I can see Colwyn Marshall from here. This should prove to be an interesting combination. Now in other news, there have been sightings of our own Blavet…
    ~ Cris on 3XTC

    Holly paced back and forth across the front yard of Aniela’s