"Interesting you should say that, because I really did expect the witch to come rushing to your rescue. She hasn't, and I'm wondering why."
Because she's smarter than you think. Smarter than I think."Argument," he ground out.
"Well, that's just downright inconsiderate of you. How bad?"
"Split up." It hurt to say those words. Hurt more than any of the wounds Farmer had inflicted on him.
And if he got out of this situation alive, he was going to ensure she stayed in his life. There had to be a compromise that suited both of them. Had to be.
And if there wasn't?
Then he'd do what it took—even if that meant walking away from the Circle, from everything and everyone else he loved.
Her leaving him this afternoon had allowed him to glimpse the future, and it was as he'd long suspected. Life without her was a long, dark tunnel. He'd been through that tunnel once. He had no intention of going back.
