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Blor’s brow pinched into a frown. “But she needs to know about it. The sooner the better. That’s why I came here. To tell her about it—”

“Her father died. They had a… difficult relationship. She’s struggling to come to terms with his death.” That much, at least, was true. “Maybe learning about the Joisa is a bit too much for her right now. Maybe it’s best to wait a little while before telling her about it.”

Blor nodded pensively. “Yes. Yes, I suppose you’re right. When do you think I should tell her?”

“After her father’s funeral,” I said.

The same time I had intended to tell her we were fated mates.

He nodded. “Yes. All right then.”

He perked up, looked me in the eye, and performed the first real smile he’d given since meeting me. “When we first met, I thought you were an overbearing asshole. But now I can see you do what you do because you think it’s best for Lizzy. I can respect that in a secretary.”

“Executive Assistant,” I grumbled under my breath.

“What?”

I waved a hand. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll… leave you to get ready for dinner.”

“Thanks. And thanks again for the advice on when to break the news to Lizzy. I think you’re right. There’s plenty of time to be with and make love to her. Right now, I need to do what’s best for her. That means being understanding.”

I nodded my head and ducked out of the room, shutting the door quietly behind myself.

Waiting until after the funeral was the right thing by Lizzy and it meant I could get my things in order.

There was no way I could come between the Joisa.

No matter how much it might break my heart to lose her, I simply had to let her go.

I had to leave.

23

LIZZY

The water’sspray thundered on the top of my head and ran down the full length of my body before splattering across the hard ash tiles beneath my feet.

I sometimes liked to stand in the spray for hours at a time, beneath the gentle caress of its watery flow.

I felt cocooned in my own unique, special little world where nothing could get at me, where nothing could harm me.

Or surprise me.

I couldn’t believe it when I saw Blor standing in the mansion’s main drawing room.

At first, I didn’t think it could possibly be him.

I mean, how could it be?

He was back in the Seeding Facility and would be sating his Steyatt with another female, Seeding her the way he should have been Seeding me…

I felt the deep churn of revulsion in the pit of my stomach at the thought of him with another female and immediately blocked it from my mind.

His being there in the mansion I had inherited suddenly brought my two worlds into a violent collision.

It didn’t seem right.

Hedidn’t seem right.

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