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what
part he played in my life. I hated moments like this when I couldn’t tell
whether I should trust someone or not. I had no clue if he even liked me; for
all I knew he could have been one of the ones trying to hurt me.
    “I
am surprised she came willingly. I was almost certain you would have to use
force,” another man said as he stood against one of the doorways.
    I
recognized the man immediately. He was the man in the bar. He was the one who
told me he gave me the guns. He never gave me a name, but I was sure it was
him. “What are you doing here?” I asked a little unsure. He seemed like he
wasn’t my biggest fan when I met him in the bar.
    “You
know him?” the man on the stairs asked sounding surprised.
    “No,
I saw him in a bar I was at the other night. He wouldn’t tell me his name,” I
said as I looked back at the man on the stairs.
    “That
is Colin, and my name is Lyle. Colin was once close to you just like Tanner.
You have nothing to worry about from him; just ignore his disgruntled
behavior,” Lyle said dryly.
    “I’m
not disgruntled,” Colin said grumpily.
    I
smiled slightly at his attempt to not be disgruntled. He actually looked
extremely disgruntled like he did the other night in the bar. “Why am I here?”
I asked looking up at Lyle. Since Tanner wouldn’t give me an answer, I was
hoping Lyle would.
    “It
is very complicated,” he said as he stepped off the last step and stood in
front of me.
    I
raised my eyebrows in annoyance. There was no way I was going to stay here if
he wasn’t going to explain either. “I would like to know whether it is
complicated or not,” I said trying to keep my tone even. I was starting to get annoyed.
I didn’t leave the others behind just to be told they couldn’t tell me
anything.
    “You
could just be grateful we are saving your ass,” Colin said darkly.
    I
scowled at him. I really didn’t like his attitude. I obviously pissed him off
somehow. “How do I know you aren’t a bunch of liars who are looking to hurt me?
It would be easy for you to do. I have no clue who any of you are,” I said
matching his tone.
    “We
would never hurt you, and I do not think you would have come with Tanner if you
thought he was a threat. There was a reason you trusted him,” Lyle said trying
to reason with me.
    I
knew he was right. I was following my instincts, but I was still afraid to
trust myself. “Someone needs to try to explain what is going on. I left
Cornelius and the others without saying anything. I don’t want it to be all for
nothing.”
    “Your
half-sister Eleanor is after you. She got wind very quickly that you lost your
memory. There is a concern that someone in your mother’s coven has turned to
her side. If that is true, then you are not safe in the coven,” Lyle said
softly.
    “You
think I am safe here, but my friends couldn’t come with me?” I asked confused.
    Lyle
glanced at Tanner. “We are not completely sure they are all your friends. It is
possible one of them is working with Eleanor.”
    “What
makes you think that?” I asked a little surprised. I didn’t think any of them
would betray me. They all seemed so determined to help me, it just seemed
impossible.
    “I
think that,” Drake said as he walked into the room from the back hall. “I want
you safe until I know who is feeding Eleanor information,” he said firmly.
    “Drake;
Cornelius and Aubrey wouldn’t hurt me. Neither would Luca. I get that you all
have your differences, but they all had their chance to hurt me, and they didn’t,”
I argued. I couldn’t say I was really surprised he was in on the whole thing.
There was an obvious dislike between Drake, Aubrey, and Cornelius. I tried to
ignore it as much as possible, but it was beginning to get difficult to ignore.
    “I
don’t trust either of them. They have both betrayed you in their own ways
before. I never have, and I never will. I will also make sure nothing ever
happens to you, and in order for me to do