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Karn closed his eyes and leaned back against the wall. What had he been thinking? Of course, Ivy was into this guy. They had a history together. She carried a torch for this loser, even after everything he’d done to her.

Ivy wasn’t the woman he thought she was. If she could be sucked back into this idiot’s life, then they deserved each other. He’d wasted his time thinking he should convince her to go away with him. He should leave Ivy to it. Let her clear up this whole mess.

Karn opened his eyes and jumped. Billy stood right in front of him, a grin on his face. “How do you do that?” He scraped a hand through his hair.

“It was easy. You were deep in thought. Anything I can help with?”

“Not now, kid. I’ve got problems to deal with.”

Billy bounced on his toes. “I heard you’d been locked up. What did you do?”

“Nothing important. I made a mistake and got caught. It won’t happen again.” Karn glanced back at Ivy’s door. It remained closed.

“Are you on a mission now?”

Karn continued to look at Ivy’s door. He needed a new plan, a change in his focus. Ivy couldn’t be a part of his life. She had someone else. She’d chosen badly, but there was nothing he could do about that. He felt let down by her. If Ivy was so easily convinced by this Marcus idiot, then they should be together. He didn’t want her in his life.

The idea left a foul taste in Karn’s mouth. What about his kid? If Ivy carried his child and got back with Marcus, did he want some jerk raising it?

“Karn, is everything okay?” Billy took a step along the corridor as if meaning to go and look at the door.

Karn swung an arm around Billy’s shoulders. “You can help me. I’ve got an idea. It’s time for a new adventure. I’m done with Prodigy and everyone on it.”