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"There's no way in hell, you're moving in with him." Kyson slammed his fist against the kitchen counter.

He wasn't taking the news so well. We were currently in his kitchen , sharing a bottle of Jack Daniels. I knew drinking wouldn't fix my problems but it would give me the false courage that would trick me into thinking I could.

"Kyson. What choice do I have? my life is not my own." I slurred.

My phone rang at that moment and to my dismay Kyson picked it up for me.

"Listen here you, little prick! Adalia will not be moving in with you. Not now or ever."

When I realized it was Ian that he was talking to, I sobered up abit but not enough to want to grab the phone from Kyson and talk to Ian myself; instead I was going to listen.

"You don't get to tell her what to do! no she's not coming. Make all the threats you want, she's staying. Oh and one more thing Ian, I was never gay. I lied."

Kyson hung up and I went ballistic. Not only had he put his very existence in danger but mine as well. Ian was going to chop off our heads and have them boiled for dinner. In such an instance one could point out that I was overexaggerating and I probably was but I had every right to. It was Ian I was talking about! He was the devil incarnate.

Not even an hour had passed when I heard Kyson's glass door smash. I had passed out on the sofa and Kyson had moved me to his bed.

Ian burst through the bedroom doors, picked me up and flung me across his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I hadn't sobered completely so I didn't even have the strength to fight him off. As Ian walked out the door, I saw Kyson with a busted lip being held back by Emphraim and Rhys. The look in his eye spoke volumes. He wouldn't let this incident go without revisiting it in the future.

When we reached the parking lot, Ian gently let me down and helped me into the car. He slammed my car door shut before climbing into his own side.

We sat in silence for a few minutes as he stared blankly at his steering wheel.

"Do you enjoy doing this to me, Adalia?"

I scoffed, amused by his question. "I should be asking you the same thing. You're Ian Thomson. You could have any woman you want, willingly infact! So why did it have to be me?"

Angrily I made my way out of the car with
Ian following suite.

"It was the 4th of September. You had just turned 20 and your family invited me over for a picnic in the garden. I remember sitting next to you and you had a book in your hands like you usually did. I asked you why you loved reading so much and as you began to explain..your eyes lit up. The mere thought of it made you all giddy and excited. And in that moment I realized I was giddy as well. Seeing you so passionate about something.....and that was it for me. I knew."

I drew in a breath, readying myself for the answer to the question I was just about to ask.

"Knew what?"

He turned his head to face me and focused in his eyes on my own. "I knew that I wanted you to be the mother of my children, some day."

The look in his eyes told me he was being genuine but I just couldn't let my guard down. It was only recently that I found out about his ex-wife and I knew if she hadn't randomly shown up like she did, he would have never told me.

Slowly I untangled myself from him and took a step back. He observed my body language and got the hint.

"I care about you Adalia more than you'll
ever know but even I'm smart enough to know when to walk away."

I saw the distraught look on his face. All the pain, agony and frustration and wished I could take it all away but I couldn't. I didn't trust myself anymore. From day one I knew what my angeda was and I knew what I felt for Ian; hate. Pure hatred but as the days progressed I wasn't sure what I felt could qualify as hate.

I had lost focus!

He took a small step forward, engulfing my face with his hands then placed a kiss onto my forehead. My body went rigid as his lips lightly touched my skin. It always seemed to react to no one else's touch but his.

He went on to wrap his large coat around me.

"Take care of yourself, Lia." His voice cracked as he pulled away.

He got into his car and whizzed away in a split second.