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I recognized Ro my hold on her hand to pull her into my side, we turned so everyone could see us I wrappedany of these fuckers to say soripped onto onna be okay?"

He had his arms folded over his chest and I could tell that he was about to lose his shit "She’s sleeping, but she’ll be fine," he replied tightly

I heard Ally sigh deeply and I onna be okay, carina"

"Firstly," Roing Molly and ht us here and she’s safe now I can’t repay that"

Ally relaxed hearing her cousin’s sincere thank you, but then Rome dropped his hand and looked to her "But secondly," he shook his head in disbelief, "You’re with Axel, Al? Are you fucking kidding htened and she looked atbut pride in her voice

"You told us you ith that artist You fucking lied?" he half-asked, half-challenged, looking like he couldn’t wrap his head around everything that was happening

Ally’s hand froze onto say to that

"Yes," Ally whispered, "I lied… I lied to y’all because I knew you wouldn’t approve"

I exhaled sharply as Ally lied to her cousin to protect my secret, when Ro?" he asked loudly Ally sucked in a hurt breath "Have you lost your fuckingreal clear For the first ti perfectly clear… and I want him I’m with him"

Rome’s eyes narrohen Lexi spoke up "There’s no artist? Axel’s the guy you’ve really fallen for?" There was nothing but concern on Lexi’s face That kinda fucking gutted me I kneeren’t close I knew she still expected me to fail in life, but I didn’t expect to see fear in her eyes overwith her friend

"Yes," Ally told Lexi who darted a glance to Cassie who, surprisingly, for once, seemed to have shit all to say

"You don’t ever have a boyfriend, and when you finally get one, you chose a fucking drug dealing ex-con?" Roer started build infaster and faster, and as Roonna kill this fucker for upsettingher hands on my chest "No, querido, stop"

"Shit, Ally!" Rome exclaimed I stepped forward just then Austin moved in front of me and faced his best friend

"Quit it, Rome, now," Austin ordered Rome stopped dead and by the expression on his face, I could tell he couldn’t believe whatmy back… I alhty-three? After everything he did to you, to Lexi, to Lev, you’re gonna defend hi with my cousin? My cousin!"

Austin’s jaorked and I felt like shit I could see hi Rome, but I could also see how much he wanted to defend ether, and honestly, I ain’t sure what to think of it right now But Axel’s been doing real good So just back the fuck off with all the hating for a dah gritted teeth "Back the fuck off? He’s trash He’s always been trash He alill be trash and Ally?" Roht at Ally and said, "He’llfor his ass to your faht there broke uy was in pain, his as sick, and he looked like shit But nobody was calling Ally trash, cousin or not

Leaping forward, I nearly got a good crack on Roed to hold me back JD was on Rome as he tried to rush atroouards, fro restrained their eyes darkened Ally rushed to me and put her palms on my face "Axel, please, calm down," she whispered As I looked at her face, I could see she was more than upset, then I looked down at my hand still in a fist I ripped my arms from Austin and wrapped them around Ally’s shoulders