Ronan wonders if this is a speech Noah's saved just for him or if he'd said the same thing to Krem. But he has a feeling he already knows the answer.

"Why?" he asks instead, finally turning enough to meet Noah's eyes. "Why does it make any fucking difference? I'm not as important to you as he is, you made that pretty fucking clear. So do your shit with him and I'll stay away. Just like you asked."