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explained. “Cian and I fell in love but we decided not to be together because he was with you. He wanted to break up with you but I wouldn’t let him. I thought you’d be really, really hurt.”
    Beside her, Cian felt a jolt of surprise. What the hell was she talking about? But he didn’t belie her statement.
    Vanessa’s and Alastor’s mouths dropped open and they stared at her dumbfounded.
    Didn’t expect that, did ya? Skye thought to herself in satisfaction. Tables turned and all that, you pieces of shit.
    “Mind the flies,” she drawled. They quickly shut their mouths but continued to stare at her in disbelief.
    Skye tightened her fingers on Cian’s, hoping he’d gotten the message by now. She slowly felt him relax by her side. In her peripheral vision, she caught the small smile on his face. Good , she thought.
    “But… but you’re always fighting !” Vanessa burst out. “And you can’t stand him!”
    “Duh. It was all those fights that caused the chemistry between us, you know?” Skye stated as if it should have been perfectly obvious. “Haven’t you heard opposites attract?”
    “I don’t believe it,” Alastor said skeptically.
    “Me neither,” Vanessa stated, taking her cue from Alastor and staring from Skye to Cian and back.
    “Gee, Vanessa, don’t you remember that time when you came to see Cian and accidentally heard us discussing something about you? He wanted to tell you the truth but I wouldn’t let him. And then you walked in and we switched subjects,” Skye provided helpfully.
    Cian remembered the conversation she was referring to, which had been two weeks ago, just before Vanessa’s birthday. Skye had always disliked Vanessa. She called her his airhead vain girlfriend and said he was a moron for liking frivolous girls like her and of course, that he had no taste. Cian hadn’t been looking for a serious relationship, simply someone to have fun with.
    So just to bug Skye, he had asked her to help him buy a gift for Vanessa’s birthday. He knew she’d vehemently refuse and he hadn’t been able to resist irritating her. The memory made him smile. She had been repeatedly saying no, and he had kept bugging her about it, saying things like “It’s for Vanessa’s sake.” And she’d said, “It’ll only hurt her when she finds out.” He’d replied, “She won’t find out.” And she’d snapped. “I said no, and I mean it, you idiot.” And Vanessa had walked in and they had both stopped arguing and adopted an innocent look on their faces.
    Cian saw Vanessa remembered the conversation as well. She wasn’t stupid. She put two and two together but came up with five. From the shocked look on her face, she had drawn the wrong conclusion, which luckily for both him and Skye was the right one in this instance. That was why Skye had brought out that conversation. Cian grinned. He had to hand it to her, she was good.
    “So you see, Vanessa,” Skye was going on, “You just did us both a favor. Now we can be together without any guilt. The guilt was really getting to me, you know?” She smiled angelically at her.
    “You… you slut!” Vanessa hated that bitch Skye, had hated her since the first time they’d met in that college class long ago and the bitch had told her to shut up. Who did she think she was? So much for Cian having his heart broken over her. The jerk had already been fooling around with Skye behind her back.
    Of course, it slipped right over her head that she had been fooling around behind his back.
    “Careful what you say about her,” Cian uttered in a deadly voice. “In my opinion, you’re the slut. So mind it who you’re calling names.”
    “You’re defending her?” Vanessa looked like the wind had been taken out of her sails.
    Alastor just looked bored. This hadn’t worked out as he had thought. That Vanessa had been of no use at all.
    “Yes. She’s the one I want.” The words slipped out with a surprising conviction that felt right . Skye jolted