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"I wasn’t acting This has nothing to do with the bet"

He clapped ives you a certain, oh, innocence that in the end only adds to your many attributes I can honestly see omen drop at your feet, but soame is over and the chick just isn’t that into you Checkmate I win"

"She used to be into rinned and ruffled reat to beat your arse Let’s do another wager"

As he nattered on about bets and pounds, I keptas she applied red lipstick and ran quick fingers through her disheveled hair

She’d hadn’t even said goodbye, and she made it clear she didn’t want to beme, I took in the strained lines around her eyes

"Oi, are you listening to me?" Spider asked

"No"

"Why the bloody hell not? I’ bets here, and you’re off in la-la land You haven’t gotten into et a drink or hit the kebab place across the street Loser has to pay though" He smirked "That’s you"

"Yeah," I

Relanced up and our eyesto each other My pulse kicked up, and in that moment I wanted to stay with her

You can’t

But

"It’s not over yet," I muttered under my breath as alked away

DAX AND SPIDER walked away and headed toward the stairs I watched his broad shoulders disappear until he ed by the crowd

My pounding heart finally relaxed

God help me

I’d kissed the boy I’d loved; the boy who’d rippedI’d inhaled his intoxicating scent and talked to hiain

The fear on his face when he’d asked if I’d been in love with hi I suspected about him His heart was locked away, enclosed in an impenetrable castle

I had to protect uy and I’ether Ever

I closedthe dark place he’d put o and the secret I’d kept fro me, her eyes soft with concern She sat next tookay?"

I nodded "Good"

"Uh-huh So, questionhow on earth did you end up with Dax and the blue-haired guy? There’s got to be a good story there"