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Shaan and Rhys look at me expectedly and I sigh, well this is great. Eventually I guess both of theirs. Rhys and Shaan are both ENTJ’s.

Rhys laughs easily. “You’re a magician, ever thought about making this a career?”

Accomplishment blooms in my chest, along with pride. I’m not good at many things but I feel great at this.

The laughter awkwardly dies down when a dark shadow looms over me.

“It’s my turn.”

It’sreflexive.

My senses know that sound like it's second nature.

The husky timbre of his voice with the seductive tilt to it at the end of each sentence.

The way he grumbles each word out with a scowl.

For the first time today, my smile fully drops. And my eyes are popping out of their sockets, I’m sure.

I’m sure everyone exchanged hellos, their names, and when they all turn to me, I can’t speak.

He’s here.

In Switzerland.

With me.

I’m internally panicking before realizing people are waiting for me to introduce myself. Being the fake-outspoken person I am, “I’m Nova Rivera,” I introduce myself like I’ve never met the man in my life.

He bores a look of dark amusement, never once looking away from me. “Dean Vuk.”

What thehellis he doing here?

CHAPTER 11

It takes everything and more not to turn my head and look at him.

My whole body isbuzzing.

Dean sits next to me and it’s torture.

His arm brushes against me when he moves, his knee taps against mine with each of my fidgety twitches.

He should be in Toronto, grumbling to someone else.

I’m out of my element and I don’t know how to get back into it.

He looks different too, which makes this worse.

No more suits, instead he’s wearing a dark green crewneck that brings out his eyes.

I instantly look away.

What the heck? He needs to go.Now.

He also hasn’t smiled once which I hate because why is he even here if he won’t smile?

Did he follow me here?

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