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Oh, Kitten, he thought, tracing his tongue along the inside of his lip.Your willpower is going down inflames.
“Okay,” she said with a hint of awkwardness. “Well, then…”
A car turned into her cul-de-sac. One glance out Cat’s window made him stifle a groan. If only it had been Cat’s boss sending some soldiers to try and kill him. Instead, it washer.
“Kitten, your resolve on this is about to be tested sooner than you expected,” Bones said, rising from his seat.
She blinked. “Huh?”
He gave her a thin smile. “Your mum’s here.”
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Cat stood so fast that her chair upended. “Oh, shit!”
Then, she tripped trying to rush to the front door because her feet were still tangled in the overturned chair. Bones commiserated with her dismay, but he felt no panic. This dual confrontation had been a long time coming.
He went into Cat’s living room, taking a seat on the sofa.
“What are you doing?” Cat said, finally extracting herself from the chair.
“Staying right here. You just agreed to give us a chance, so, time to come out of the coffin with your mum about me.”
She gave him a fraught look. “Now?”
“Yeah, now,” he said, his tone turning hard. “I should have forced this issue before. Instead, your mum found out about our relationship only after vampires murdered her parents in front of her. Little wonder she took it poorly.”
“Took it poorly?” Cat repeated in a near screech. “She tried to have you killed!”
Certainly did. Seemed to be habit with Crawfield women when they first met him.
Justina knocked.
Bones glanced at the door. “Will you get it, or shall I?”
“Just a second, Mom!” Cat called out before muttering “If this is happening, I need a drink,” under her breath. Once she’d retrieved a bottle of gin from her cabinet, she headed toward the front door with a frazzled look. “She’ll go straight to Don after this.”
Bones arched a brow. “Let her. Either way, I’m staying.”
Cat squared her shoulders and opened the door. Justina pushed past her, so focused on her daughter that she didn’t even notice Bones sitting in the living room.
“You didn’t answer me earlier, so I called Noah’s cell looking for you, and he told me you broke up with him! Don’t think I don’t know why, Catherine, and I’m here to tell you that it will stopthis instant.”
Cold amusement webbed through him. Oh, he was going to enjoy destroying Justina’s illusions.
“You threw away that piece of murdering trash years ago,” Justina went on, “and you will do it again! I willnotsit back and watch you turn into the same kind of hellspawn that fathered you…” Justina finally saw him, and her ranting trailed off into a furious hiss.
Bones waved. “Hallo, Justina, lovely to see you again.” He patted the space beside him. “Won’t you have a seat?”
Cat gulped her gin while Justina did an excellent impression of a peppermint stick with how her face went dead white to fiery red.
“For God’s sake, Catherine!” she sputtered. “What iswrongwith you? Did this animal put you under a spell again?”
Bones laughed. Justina might not remember their other encounter, but he couldn’t wait for her to remember this one.
“If anyone’s under a spell, it’s me. Your daughter cast one on me five years ago, and I haven’t broken free since. Oh, and you’ll be delighted to know that we’ve decided to resume our relationship. Don’t bother with congratulations, Justina. Trust me-your expression is congratulations enough.”
“Going right for the throat,” Cat muttered. “Typical vamp.”
