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"Ah." So I have ruined it.
"All right, stop feeling sorry for yourself, it doesn't matter who started it, what matters is what happened after," she says.
"Krissi ran away."
Kayra raises an eyebrow, an amused expression darting across her face. "If you're that bad of a kisser, it looks like I got off easy."
"Kissing you wouldn't be the same as kissing Krissi," I mutter.
"Oh?"
"Well, I like Krissi."
"You liked me too," she points out.
"Not the same way."
"Wow, you must really like her," Kayra says. "I'm glad, you deserve someone special."
"Thanks." Is it weird to have this conversation with someone that could have become my wife?
It's strange to think about it like that way, especially when we're both still so young. And because she has Magnus too. I like Kayra, she's a good person, but the friendship we have is nothing compared to what she has with her boyfriend.
And that's something I want for myself.
I glance back in Krissi's direction, but she's already gone.
"Can I give you some unsolicited advice?" Kayra asks.
I let out a soft snort. "If I say no, will you give it to me anyway?"
"Absolutely."
"Why even ask?" I mutter.
She ignores me and crosses her arms, giving me the sternest look she can, which is surprisingly terrifying given she's petite and blonde. "If you want things to work with Krissi, then you need to respect her wishes. If she's not ready for the two of you to have a relationship, then you need to listen to her. If you don't, you'll ruin any chance you have of making it work."
"Speaking from experience?"
"You know I am. And it worked. Magnus gave me space, and now he gets the dubious honour of escorting me to lots of balls and parties."
Despite the seriousness of the conversation, I let out a laugh. "I've seen the way he looks at you during those events, I don't think he sees it as a dubious honour."
"Hmm maybe. You know there's a ball coming up soon. You should bring Krissi, even if it's just as a friend."
"I'll ask and see what she says. I'm not even sure she believed me when I told her I knew you."
Kayra laughs. "To be fair, if some guy I barely knew told me he knew the Shifter Queen, I wouldn't believe him either."
"Is it really that unbelievable that we almost got engaged?"
She blinks a couple of times. "Pleasesay that you didn't tell a girl you want to date that we were almost engaged?"
"I don't remember exactly what I said." That's a lie. I know that I told her that I was.
Kayra groans. "Jeremy, you idiot."
Have I really made that big of a mistake? Krissi didn't seem too bothered by it at the time.
