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invested in him.
    Colby jumped out of the chair. He briefly thought about not touching her, but that was a ridiculous notion. Grabbing her gently by the upper arms, he rubbed his thumbs over her soft skin. Felt the tension and power vibrating through her, and wished like hell that they weren’t going through this rough patch. She frowned down at one of his hands, but didn’t tell him to let go. Thank fuck for that. “No, absolutely wrong. The bet was never on my mind. Not really. I’ve wanted you from the start, before Holden came up with the dumb idea.”
    Her eyes narrowed marginally. He could tell she wanted to believe him but needed more. Fuck if he knew what that would be.
    He nudged her over to the bed. He didn’t have a plan. Just needed her sitting comfortably and in a place with such damn good memories. “Sit down, Ella. Please.” She obliged without comment and only a slight stubborn chin.
    Colby took a step back, took a deep breath, giving himself a moment to gather his thoughts. How did he convince the woman he wanted her, and was falling in love with her after such a short time together, and not sound like a complete loon? That the bet meant absolutely nothing to him. It was barely an afterthought.
    “The night we met. The night in the Club. I wanted you the first moment I saw you. It was the flash of light that caught my attention. I watched as you and your friends passed around that ball of fire. When the music stopped and you were left holding it, damn , I was captivated. The flames highlighted your beautiful, smiling face. Joy and happiness poured off of you. You were…irresistible to me before we even met. Then when you looked my way, fuck , Ella, I’ve been smitten ever since.”
    Her features relaxed a tick. He could see she worked to suppress the smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. “Then why the bet?”
    “Because I’m an idiot. I’m a guy with an ego and ridiculous male pride. Holden started talking about how fucking sexy your ass was, and then I saw who he was talking about, Goddess, I wanted to punch him in the face. I flipped when he called dibs.”
    Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. Her shock was a palpable thing radiating from her. “Dibs?”
    “Yeah, he said he saw you first and insisted that meant he got a shot at you first. I told him it was wrong, that you didn’t do shit like that, and it was a horrible way to treat women. I’m pretty sure he laughed, and I refused to let him pursue you. The only thing I could think of was to agree to the bet. I figured my chances with you were pretty good, since I felt like we had a connection before Holden ever laid eyes on you.”

    E verything Colby told her was true. Yeah, she’d been angry when she first heard about the bet. Fumed all the way from the spa to the bar. People who walked past her gave her a wide berth. She even heard one person murmur witch on a warpath.
    Bianca had talked her off the ledge Claire shoved her out on, mostly; but she was still fuming about the entire thing. Deep down inside, she knew Claire would say anything to hurt her. Even lie about Colby just so she could somehow have him back. Which Ella knew would never happen, the man had been adamant about that one detail. And even if Colby hadn’t been into Ella, Claire would never get the man. Not that knowing that gave her any solace.
    Ella lifted her hand and waved it above her head. “Evanescere,” she murmured, lifting the spell she’d cast earlier. A silver fog formed and swirled around the room before burning off in a quick ball of fire.
    Colby’s blond eyebrow rose in question.
    “Vanish,” she said. “I made the spell vanish. Now you won’t be compelled to tell me the truth or to do what I say.”
    “Didn’t you trust me to be truthful?”
    She did a one shouldered shrug and screwed her mouth up a little. “I did, but I wanted to be sure. For all intents and purposes, I’m a really strong woman, but I rarely date and when I

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