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still standing there, looking at him, and he couldn’t tear his eyes from her either. Had he been a self-conscious man, he may have felt a little… awkward.
    But Aeon Prevoir didn’t really know the meaning of the word.
    He took a step closer to her, looming over her. She didn’t shy away from him.
    “Aeon,” he said.
    “I’m sorry, what?” she asked, quirking a brow at him.
    He grinned.
    “My name is Aeon. I hope that guy didn’t ruin your evening.”
    “Oh! Sorry. That’s… well, maybe it isn’t that way here, but that’s one odd name. I’m Isobel.”
    She reached her hand to him and he took it, still wearing that appreciative smile.
    Isobel.
    Her name felt just right. Like it was perfect for her.
    But when their hands touched, skin on skin, Aeon had to suck in a breath. Suddenly, the flow of the universe that he could sense so clearly seemed to stutter and skip and he saw everything so much clearer. It was only a split second and it was gone the moment she let go of his hand, wearing a surprised expression on her face.
    What the hell was that? And did she feel it too?
    Aeon had to clear his voice. He didn’t do surprises. While a time dragon could only control a very small sliver of time around him, it was enough to ensure that they were rarely ever surprised. Yet this day kept bringing one blow after another and Aeon hadn’t seen most of them coming.
    It was worrying and odd and he knew it had everything to do with her. Isobel.
    “Thanks for the… whatever that was. The growly Alpha hands-off thing. Super hot. I think I need to go find my friend now,” Isobel stammered, getting redder in the cheeks with every word she spoke.
    It was adorable.
    When she turned to leave him, Aeon snapped back into the moment – and it may have been the first time ever that he was out of the moment to begin with.
    “Wait!”
    “Yes?” she asked, turning to face him a little too quickly, like she hadn’t really wanted to leave to begin with.
    Good. One step at a time.
    He didn’t know who she was or why she seemed to fuck with his mind and his senses, but he wanted to find out. And for that to happen, he couldn’t exactly allow her to wander off. Something inside him told him that if he let her go that easy, it’d be the dumbest thing he ever did. The mistake of a lifetime.
    “Let me help,” he offered, stepping up to her. “You shouldn’t be alone here when we don’t know if that guy’s been escorted out yet.”
    That, of course, was a lie. Aeon had no doubt that the man had been kicked to the curb and told in no uncertain language to never show his face around there again. He was willing to use a small white lie if it meant that he could stay in her presence though.
    “Okay,” Isobel said, her expression clearing. “Let’s do that then.”
    Aeon almost wanted to skip when she said that and they started their hunt.
    Time dragons don’t skip.

Isobel
    “ S he wouldn’t just abandon me,” Isobel said, frowning as she held her phone up towards the ceiling in hope of finding better reception. “She has the only key to our villa. God dammit Allie, where are you!”
    “I’m sure she’s fine,” Aeon offered, fixing both of them drinks in the back office.
    Calling it a back office was not doing it justice, though. It was a proper suite, with a kitchen, a big bathroom and a lavish living room and bedroom. All of the rooms sported the same hard and edgy look of the club, with whites, blacks and silver greys being used for the color scheme. All Isobel could think of was that it was very him , in a way.
    “I guess,” Isobel sighed, flopping down on one of the massive black leather couches that took up a whole wall in the living room.
    “Here,” Aeon said, offering her a glass of water as he held one filled with whiskey for himself.
    She had to smile at that. Mystery man with the whiskey, here in the flesh. And the glass of water she’d run off to get to in order to her away from his piercing gaze. Now