"And you, my darling, are an ice queen."
We glared at each other for longer than necessary.
"Are we through?" I asked after a moment.
"I really wish you would accept my apology. I acted foolish and immature and in a way that was totally unbecoming of myself and my family."
I wasn't so sure, especially after Colin had tried to convince me to continue dating his manwhore of a brother. But it was a decent apology.
"Why are you here? You didn't bother to apologize to me after the dinner. Or at any other time. A girl can't help but think there's something else going on here."
A slight flush hit his cheeks.
"You were forced, weren't you?"
He looked away from me. "My brothers won't let me back into the house until I make amends."
Right. I struggled to tamp down the anger. Of course he wasn't here of his own free will. That would be magnanimous. Sweet. Remorseful. Lots of words that didn't describe Lucas Marsh.
"And the ditching me for dinner?" I didn't neglect to realize he'd glossed over that one.
It was his turn for his nostrils to flare. "I..."
"You left right after I said I was a clairvoyant."
"Yes, I did. But the timing was merely -" he paused then, searching for the right word. "Convenient."
I narrowed my gaze at him. "Okay. If you don't leave right now, I'll tell you the next five years of your future."
His eyes went a deep crimson red, full of rage, and he bared his teeth at me in a frightening hiss. A pop of air was the only thing to alert me he'd used his magic.
Lucas Marsh was gone.
Interesting. He was a man who was hiding something.
