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Kieran stood there watching her walk away. He could not believe that his single act of courage to try had resulted well this way. He had stayed awake all night worrying about what she was going to say and then when he had tried to catch her in the morning to maybe retract what he had said she had been nowhere to be found.

Ryder's car came in and Aurora was in the passenger seat. Up until now, Aurora had been avoiding him since their last fall out and he knew he had to speak with her and straighten it out.

He wanted to make sure she was not holding onto a piece of hope that would make them end up together. He had never had any interest in her. He had been beside her at first because of Kimberly and after she brutally left his life Ryder was like the glue that bonded the two of them together.

Otherwise, he had never thought of anything higher than friendships between them. Since he was with Arabella now he knew he had to straighten everything out. He was going to stand his ground and