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happen, okay? Simi was born just like any other human, in a hospital, and they said nothing about him being different. I thought…”
    Toron considered this new information. “As a side job when he’s bored, Hawke works as a private investigator.”
    “What do you mean when he’s bored? Anyway, I already know about his job.”
    “I mean Hawke doesn’t have to work if he doesn’t want to, but my guess is he had something to do with Simeon’s blood appearing to be human.”
    “You’re saying he switched the records somehow?”
    “Possibly.”
    Sienna glanced down at her hands, clasped together so tight he felt her tension. “I didn’t know. I’m sorry.”
    “What will you do, Sienna?” He stood before her and raised her chin. Electricity pulsed through his being just touching her. Nothing had lessened over the five years since he’d seen her last. He craved her, and beyond that, she seeped into his being, a consummation that refused to be denied.
    Sienna’s eyes widened. He saw her weakness toward him, but then she straightened her spine. She would fight him all the way, and that was good. Maybe he would keep his hands to himself. This problem involved his son and nothing else.
    “I’ll stay,” she muttered.
    He cut off a sigh of relief. They wouldn’t battle on that head. “Good. You can use your same room, and Simeon can—”
    “Hold up.” She raised a hand. “I’m not staying in your house, number one. I can find a place in town, right? A small apartment to rent? And two, I have my own business that I have to figure out what to do with. All of that takes time.”
    He frowned. “There’s no reason to rent an apartment. I have plenty of extra rooms, and I can arrange for your business to be—”
    “No.” She spun on her heel and started toward the door.
    “Sienna!”
    She stopped. “I’m doing this for Simi, my baby. I’d do anything for him, so it’s not hard to choose him over business, but make no mistake, you are not controlling my life. Not now, not ever. I raise Simi, and I absolutely don’t want him to turn out like you.”
    He narrowed his eyes and clenched his jaw. “I own several businesses, and I am leader of one of the biggest shifter clans on the east coast. Just what is it that you find so disgusting about me?”
    Probably against her will , her gaze swept him from head to toe, and he saw her linger at the front his pants. Toron’s cock twitched, and her stare skittered away in another direction. “I don’t have to point it out. I truly am sorry for keeping him from you. When I think about someone not letting me see or even know about Simi, I feel faint. I realize he’s not human, but I’m going to raise him as one as much as possible. I think he deserves a normal life.”
    “He deserves to know his heritage.” Toron approached her with caution as if she were an edgy filly ready to bolt.
    “From what you’re saying it sounds like you haven’t accepted what you are, so you can’t know how to help Simeon embrace what he is. Hold on. I’m not trying to insult you.”
    She glared at him. He held up hands in surrender.
    “I’m just saying there is a lot more to us—to me—than you learned over that weekend. I can show you if you like.”
    “I-I don’t think that’s a good idea. You worry about Simi. I’ll take care of myself.” Before he could say another word, she disappeared through the door and shut it quietly behind her. Toron stood where he was listening to the click of her heels echo down the hall . Long after she was gone, her scent lingered in his nostrils.

For Toron's Pride

Chapter Eight
    Sienna kicked her heels off and flopped on the bed. She was exhausted. Over the last few weeks, she had been back and forth between New York to Vermont. Rather than move her boutique to Sutland, she had found a small storefront with a tiny apartment over it for less than the rent at her old place. Now she had the boutique in New York and a small venture here.