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When the song ended, he handed his mic to Trey and launched hi place She sturabbed her by her upper ar here?"

She couldn’t answer his question, because she didn’t know She shook her head, tears strea down both cheeks

"I don’t want to see you," he bellowed "Don’t you get it? Go away!"

She shook her head harder, tears flying froet it at all! What changed, Sed? What… I don’t understand… Please, Sed Please"

"You’re gonna beg, Jess? Beg like one of"

"I love you" She couldn’t see his expression because his face was blurred behind her tears "I love you"

"You and fifty thousand other woe She drew her knees to her chest, wrapped her arainst her knees, and sobbed

Sed’s voice cah the speaker a moment later "What do you say, Fresno? Are you ready to cliates of Hell?"

Chapter 43

Sed had been unprepared to see Jessica that soon after their breakup He felt guilty for being so hard on her, but he didn’t think she’d leave otherwise He refused to be her excuse for giving up on law school and her dreaht between thes he’d just said, things would probably never be right between theain anyway

God, he couldn’t breathe

Which

But not as hard as it was to keep his attention froe where he’d left the only woot through "Gates of Hell" and "Good-bye Is Not Forever" He allowed hione A gaping hole filled the place where his heart had been a few days ago This as best for her He had to believe that, because it sure as hell wasn’t as best for hi Master Sinclair to dazzle the croith his solos, Sed grabbed a licorice rope and stared at the floor, chewing slowly and trying not to think ize, grovel for acting like an ass He had to stick to his guns

"Where’s Eric?" Jace asked

Sed glanced up Usually, Eric would be drenching hi from his sweat-saturated shirt into a dry one, but he was conspicuously absent Sed rounded the back of the dru to coax Jessica out froed to cram herself into such a tiny space? Sed hesitated He couldn’t stand to see her like that, especially knowing he was responsible Why had she coiven her a perfect out

Fuck

Sed nudged Eric aside and extended a hand toward Jessica "Come on out of there"

"Get away fro hate you"