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I didn’t realize how desperately I wanted it to not be true

"Where did you hear that?"

"It doesn’t ht about his next choice of words carefully before calling the waiter for a glass of wine

"Well?"

"Yes I did"

Well, that wasn’t what I was expecting I pushed my chair out froe boiled inside ht fists atinto my skin Hunter rose from his chair and took a step towardsin my ears

"But I didn’t send it I withdrew it Ruby, I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you, I couldn’t" He stroked my arm and I recoiled away frouardian angel, someone who has saved my life nuht -- I shouldn’t have trusted you" I pushed past Hunter and storo to the car; there was no way I was going to breathe the same air as that snake

I thundered off down the footpath My heels h the quite town center

"Ruby, wait! Please, I didn’t do it"

I kept walking ignoring his plea, his lie

"Take the car," I heard Eli order Hunter

"I’et a guardian to take you back to Sage"

I didn’t turn around to see if he did what he was told

"Ruby, stop," Eli called after ainst the inner wall of an alleyway

"What happened?" he asked, co you already know"

"You found out …"

"Why didn’t you tell me?"

"I planned to tell you about Hunter I was so ain … I just couldn’t bring myself to break your heart"

I scoffed Hunter couldn’t break in with

"It doesn’t matter, it’s over now I’m back"

It was over and Eli was back, but I didn’t feel as forgiving about this as he was As far as I was concerned, Hunter was dead to me

The small alleyway forced Eli and I to be close to each other The at anticipation His scent alone was enough to juht I dropped ers I hate feeling nervous

"When you were gone … Did youthe conversation in a completely different direction I didn’t mean to say it, it just ca at er slid saltered as my heart raced His words unleashed butterflies in , dark lock of hair behindis so cliché and you cringe, because it looks cheesy, but when it happens in real life, it’s perfect We stared into each other’s eyes lustfully as he put his hand on ?

His sne mixed with clean sweat filledit

"I missed you," I whispered

The corners of his mouth twitched as he bit his bottoreeak and he noticed A sh escaped himy boundaries With him, I didn’t have any

"Are you sure?" I asked hi our kiss when it was over, so I gave hiet out of this one before it happened

His hand ainst his An electrical feeling rolled over my skin as his hands traced the contour ofnot to show just how vulnerable I was

My gaze ainst mine Instinctually, I wrapped ers in his short hair Each intake of breath was another rene, the way his hands entangled in ent pace

I knew this rong, but I couldn’t bring hts didn’t last as I was consumed in our forbidden passion

The kiss slowed and then cao," he said, our foreheads resting against each other’s

I nodded

As we stepped out from the alleyway, I dared to peek at him His face had assumed its usual serious expression but his eyes were different His eyes reflected the joy he felt deep down, so I’d never seen before My face reflected rin that was spread across it was i road between the school and the town is unprotected by char to have to walk the two blocks to the SS garage and get a car"

"Oh god, in these heels?"

Eli laughed and I swooned at the sound "At least they aren’t as tall as your other ones, but if they’re that unco arms wrapped around me, my face close to his I would take hiain, not because I couldn’t physically walk

"Nah, I’ll tough it out"

We began walking east There weren’t many other people on the streets There was the occasional old lady walking her dog and a drunken guy histled at

"Ruby, I --"

"Is this the part where you tell ain?" I interrupted

"What? No What we did rong, yes, but I refuse to regret so ti is, we can never be together …"

"I’ out"

"There are no loop holes for us; being your guardian angel is the closest I’ll be able to get That’s the next best thing"

"You becoel and then what? That ether Who cares if you get banished? I’ll cost the hurew dark, his eyes becahtened into an iic and I’d have nothing I wouldn’t be able to protect you" He tookup randfather, or els I couldn’t bring sha aith the one thing I have sworn to protect"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>