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Оглавление“Why are you around now, Ben?”
Guilt. Fear. Love. He could have named any of them and been speaking the truth. But then he’d have to explain something that defied explanation. The damn secret society…
“I’m worried about you,” he said. “You’re in danger.”
If she was worried about him falling for her again, it was already too late—no matter that they had no future.
“You keep leaving,” she reminded him, “you just take off, with no warning, with no explanation of where you’re going or where you’ve been.”
“I have patients. I have a responsibility to them.” No matter what they were.
“What about us? You can’t protect me if you’re not here.”
“I’ll be here,” he vowed.
