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“Beck likes her, but I don’t,” Cian said stubbornly.
Meg didn’t like her either. There was something very cold about
the blonde though she was obviously trying to be friendly. “All right,
Liadan, what can I do for you?”
She seemed put off by Meg’s forwardness. “Like I said, last night
when His Highness visited me, he asked me to check in on you. He
wanted me to see if there was anything you needed. He was
concerned about his brother, you see. He told me he brought you in to
save Cian. The king loves his brother very much. He is willing to
sacrifice his own happiness for his brother.”
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“His happiness with you?” Meg asked boldly because she was
done playing around with the woman who had obviously come to size
up the competition.
Liadan gasped. Her cornflower blue eyes narrowed. “Well, if
we’re going to be plain, then, yes, he’s sacrificing the happiness he’s
found with me. We’ve been together for almost a year now.”
“I haven’t been with her.” Cian seemed very intent on making
Meg understand he had nothing to do with his brother’s mistress.
“Like I would have you.” There was a sneer on Liadan’s face as
she looked at Cian. It didn’t go away when she turned back to Meg.
She didn’t seem so pre
tty now. “Look, I’ve heard you’re human, so
you don’t know how this works. Beck is mine. He has been for a
while now. He chose me. He’s just stuck with you. He hopes you can
keep Cian alive, and he’s willing to endure this marriage because of
it.”
Cian was getting upset. His hands twitched. Meg could feel his
anger rising. It made it easier to ignore her own emotions. She put her
