He’d waited, and braced himself, and it still took all he had not to flinch. He blew out a breath instead and said, calmly, “Not as far as I know.”

Jude leant forwards a little. “You think I am?” The question was sincere. And he knew where Kieran was coming from – of course he did, he knew there were dangerous pitfalls here – but it was like Kieran thought he hadn’t stopped to consider any of it. As if he would have bothered saying this on a whim.

“I promise I’ve thought about this.”

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