CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
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“Shut up.”
“What?” I turned.
Roane had an annoyed look in his eyes and he shook his head. “Shut up.”
Excuse me?”
“You’re not that girl anymore. You’re not naïve. You’re not being sheltered. And you’re in no way being fooled by anyone. Yes, I kept some things from you, but did you really want to know any of that? You knew I had to do things to protect you. You knew Lucan got away. What did you think I was going to do? What did you think about Blue? You knew she’s been lying to you and you did nothing.”
My mouth fell open.
Roane poured himself a drink, his shoulders tense. “You wanted a hiatus away from this world. I gave that to you. I dealt with the things you didn’t want to think about. And your best friend signed up for this gig. She wanted to s
