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“It was a ritual,” Keir said, pulling his black robe over his head. “An initiation.”
“A man is dead.”
“He’s not dead. He’s unconscious.”
“What the hell did you drag me into?” I said. I clasped my hands together to try to stop them from shaking. “There will be an investigation.”
“There won’t be an investigation. It was self-defense, and Mac will handle it,” he said calmly.
My nerves were beyond frayed. “How did you do that thing with your hand? It was like you had super strength.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Evie.”
“You didn’t even touch him, yet you pushed him away.”
“He tripped backward. That is all.”
“I want to go home,” I pleaded.
“I know you do,” he said, putting his arms around me. “I’m so sorry I brought you into this.” He kissed me gently on my lips.
“Keir, I can’t. This is starting to mess with my head.”
“Evie, please. I was terrified when I saw him holding the knife to you. I need to know you are all right.” He kissed me again.
“What the hell were you doing in the chapel. Aidan had blood dripping from his chest.”
“I told you it was just an initiation. An act. Nothing more than a ritual. Tomorrow I will take you home, but please, for tonight, let me just hold you.”
He put his arms around me as we lay down on the bed. Spooning me against his chest, he held me tightly.
Silent tears tracked down my face, leaving a trail of sorrow.
I wanted to feel safe in his arms, but I knew that no matter what I felt for Keir, there would be no future.
He would always be too much for me. Too much power. Too much money. Too much damage.
“Promise me you’ll stop the paperwork,” I said.
“I promise, Evie.”
ChapterFifteen
KEIR
Ipulled my watch from my pocket. Three hours until we landed in Los Angeles. I always said I would throw the damn thing away when I had achieved my goal, but I was having trouble letting it go.
Bilderberg was mine.
I was Grand Master of the Circle of Kings, sworn in during the ceremony on Saturday night. But now that I had it, some of the luster had worn off. I looked over at Evie, asleep in the seat next to me. She had seen the monster in me in a moment of weakness. I could have hurt her. “I know you’re awake,” I whispered.
The corner of her mouth turned up. I owed her a promise. Only for some reason, it seemed more complicated now that it was time. When I brought her back to the castle, I was so afraid of losing her that I took her to bed and held her. Something I had never done with another woman. But I knew I couldn’t keep her. Marriage wasn’t possible for me. It was my fault she was put in danger. My fault I couldn’t protect her, and I still didn’t know who paid Brendan to commit those acts. There was an enemy out there.
“Who was the other woman?” she asked quietly.
“What other woman?”
“The other woman you could trust.”
