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honest with them. Why don’t you date them?”
Ryan’s mouth quirked. “Believe me, I’ve tried. I thou ght it would be easier if I partnered with a seer. I had this idealistic notion that we’d spend our days fighting vardogers together,
and our nights… well, we’d spend it otherwise occupied. But I’ve never b een able to find a seer strong enough to keep up with me. So I always just end up leaving them behind.”
I nodded, not knowing what to say or how our conversation had gotten so personal so
quickly. I stared at Grant, not wanting to look in Ryan’s direction. I told myself that nothing he said had anything to do with me, but I couldn’t help remembering his comment yesterday about ho w strong I was . I quickly banished the thought. I was confusing empathy towards a fellow seer with attraction.
“What about you?”
“W hat about me?” I asked , still not turning to look at him.
“What about you and Simon? Do you really think that’s going to turn out well?”
I finally tur ned to look at him, my indignation at his words blotting out any foolish thoughts of attraction I had been entertaining. “Simon and I are none of your business.”
“I disagree,” he said, but there was no rancor in his voice. “I need you, Caitlin.
I need your strength and your power to defeat not only your father, but his followers
who are determined to destroy as many human souls as possible. At best, you can’t
do that when you’re distracted by Simon. At worst, Simon could betray you and lead
you directly to your father. You’re getting confused by your feelings for him , but Simon is a vardoger. Nothing will ever change that.”
Indignation turned to anger, and I struggled to keep my voice low. “You know nothing about Simon,” I bit out. “You know nothing about his humanity or what he’s capable of. I’m not getting into an argument about how trustworthy Simon
is, because it’s none of your business. I trust Simon completely and that’s all that matters .”
Ryan’s voice was calm in contrast to my frazzled tone, and it made me even angrier.
“You’re wrong. It is my business, because you’re my business. I told your aunt I would keep you safe, and
I intend to keep that promise.”
I froze at his words. “You knew my aunt?” My hands clenched into fists, my voice turning cold. “She’s dead. How in the hell
could you tell her you’d keep me safe?”
“I’ve only met her in a dream.” Ryan watched me closely as he continued to speak. “I get the feeling you know that death is only a
boundary, and not a closed door. Your aunt asked me to watch over you. She was the
one who urged me to contact Marie. ”
I felt myself starting to tremble, and I forced my racing mind to calm. “What else
did she say?”
“That was all,” Ryan said gently. “She told me you were in danger and asked me to
watch out for you; to keep you safe. I promised I would and that was the end of the
dream.”
I wondered if I was a fool for believing him so easily, but his words rang with sincerity. My dreams of my mother had shown me that people who had passed could still reach out to you .
I didn’t speak for a while as I collected my thoughts. Even though I believed Ryan
about hi s dream, that didn’t mean I believed he was right about Simon. But I neede d both of them . I needed Simon because I loved him and I needed Ryan because he could help me defeat
my father. I needed for them to work together, and the only way that was going to
happen was for me to convince Ryan to give Simon a chance.
“You don’t understand everything Simon has done for me,” I started out slowly. “He gave up everything to save me. He helped me escape from my father. If it wasn’t
for him, I probably wouldn’t be alive right now.”
I didn’t like the look Ryan was giving me. It seemed to be a mixture of sympathy and
pity. “He saved you from a situation he created. Did he tell you that
Ryan’s mouth quirked. “Believe me, I’ve tried. I thou ght it would be easier if I partnered with a seer. I had this idealistic notion that we’d spend our days fighting vardogers together,
and our nights… well, we’d spend it otherwise occupied. But I’ve never b een able to find a seer strong enough to keep up with me. So I always just end up leaving them behind.”
I nodded, not knowing what to say or how our conversation had gotten so personal so
quickly. I stared at Grant, not wanting to look in Ryan’s direction. I told myself that nothing he said had anything to do with me, but I couldn’t help remembering his comment yesterday about ho w strong I was . I quickly banished the thought. I was confusing empathy towards a fellow seer with attraction.
“What about you?”
“W hat about me?” I asked , still not turning to look at him.
“What about you and Simon? Do you really think that’s going to turn out well?”
I finally tur ned to look at him, my indignation at his words blotting out any foolish thoughts of attraction I had been entertaining. “Simon and I are none of your business.”
“I disagree,” he said, but there was no rancor in his voice. “I need you, Caitlin.
I need your strength and your power to defeat not only your father, but his followers
who are determined to destroy as many human souls as possible. At best, you can’t
do that when you’re distracted by Simon. At worst, Simon could betray you and lead
you directly to your father. You’re getting confused by your feelings for him , but Simon is a vardoger. Nothing will ever change that.”
Indignation turned to anger, and I struggled to keep my voice low. “You know nothing about Simon,” I bit out. “You know nothing about his humanity or what he’s capable of. I’m not getting into an argument about how trustworthy Simon
is, because it’s none of your business. I trust Simon completely and that’s all that matters .”
Ryan’s voice was calm in contrast to my frazzled tone, and it made me even angrier.
“You’re wrong. It is my business, because you’re my business. I told your aunt I would keep you safe, and
I intend to keep that promise.”
I froze at his words. “You knew my aunt?” My hands clenched into fists, my voice turning cold. “She’s dead. How in the hell
could you tell her you’d keep me safe?”
“I’ve only met her in a dream.” Ryan watched me closely as he continued to speak. “I get the feeling you know that death is only a
boundary, and not a closed door. Your aunt asked me to watch over you. She was the
one who urged me to contact Marie. ”
I felt myself starting to tremble, and I forced my racing mind to calm. “What else
did she say?”
“That was all,” Ryan said gently. “She told me you were in danger and asked me to
watch out for you; to keep you safe. I promised I would and that was the end of the
dream.”
I wondered if I was a fool for believing him so easily, but his words rang with sincerity. My dreams of my mother had shown me that people who had passed could still reach out to you .
I didn’t speak for a while as I collected my thoughts. Even though I believed Ryan
about hi s dream, that didn’t mean I believed he was right about Simon. But I neede d both of them . I needed Simon because I loved him and I needed Ryan because he could help me defeat
my father. I needed for them to work together, and the only way that was going to
happen was for me to convince Ryan to give Simon a chance.
“You don’t understand everything Simon has done for me,” I started out slowly. “He gave up everything to save me. He helped me escape from my father. If it wasn’t
for him, I probably wouldn’t be alive right now.”
I didn’t like the look Ryan was giving me. It seemed to be a mixture of sympathy and
pity. “He saved you from a situation he created. Did he tell you that
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