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The e conclusion for sorey eyes weren’t haunted They were clear and focused and angry

My heart fluttered, drawn to the da hi his legs onto the bed and reclined against the black fluffy pillows His eyes trailed overin

You came here to screa in a determined breath, I stonarly tree bed-end The cold lowered "You hurt ht of you--to inflict some pain in retribution, but I see karma works fast and someone beat me to it"

His jaorked, but he didn’t reply

Fine, if that was hoanted to play "Want uess how you came to be bruised and beaten? You want to know the truth about me…well, I want to know the truth about you If I had more sense I would never have come back, but lucky for you I care about so this for the theselfless then, doesn’t it?" Fox snarled "I don’t want to hear about your reservations and regrets returning to ly just piss off"

I rolled ly come back for abuse? Don’t kid yourself You practically raped me, and I should feel what exactly? I’ll tell you what I feel: lust for theI could enjoyht me yet another lesson, and I won’tmy arms, I snapped, "I’m here I’ in return but your cash I guess I truly a whore And I get it--you want to hurt er want ratulations, I understand co and redness on his cheek highlighting his scar "At least this e know exactly where we stand"

I nodded "Precisely"

Fox’s eyes lost the flash of anger filling suddenly with tiredness "Anything else you wish to scream at me before I pass out?" He looked defeated--ser with co the top of the bed-end, I asked, "What happened to you? Where did you go last night?"

He scowled, shaking his head "I went nowhere and nothing happened" He winced a little as he shifted on the bed "Oscar told ht, but he refused to tell hwhere I lived--not while Clara was there "And he beat you up for asking?"

Fox laughed, holding his side "As if" His eyes narrowed "I got someone else"

My mouth plopped open "You asked for that to happen to you?"

His lips twisted, refusing to answer His eyes fell to the necklace he’d put on e, tickling my stomach whenever I breathed

I sucked in a s the burn in o searching for pain?"

His eyes flared and he winced "Shut up"

My heart thudded knowing I was on the right track "I’ at the botto If you didn’t ask for this, then what happened? Did so like that" His gaze latched onto reed to answer my questions, not the other way around" He flinched as a wave of pain went through his body "It doesn’t matter anyway You left Our deal is void Get out I don’t want you here"

I scowled "I left because you hurt me You promised me you wouldn’t It wasn’t ot what I wanted I fucked you, and I didn’t have to pay You’re the one alked out the door and left--you’re the one who decided I wasn’t worth two hundred thousand dollars to stick it out for a feeeks" His hands balled on either side of his body "Don’t you get it? I got what I wanted I fucked you and now I’m over it, so do me a favour and leave I don’t want you here" He clipped every word, layering them with hostility

My pissed off mood deflated I should’ve been offended, annoyed, or jilted, but instead I just felt sad Sad for him Sad for his lies

The more I looked, the more I saw, and the , snarling, frothing at the ot too close, but in his feral eyes lurked a plea Soive up onmy eyes, I snapped, "You’re rude, but it won’t work"

"What won’t fucking work?"

Icloser to hi at my every step I stopped at the side of the bed just out of touching distance His body never unwound If anything, hisme away because you’re a coward You don’t want h to put up with your bullshit"

His face went stark white Eyes flashed with livid rage "What did you just say to me?"

"You’re a coward You hide behind violence You dish it out You invoke it to happen to you, but really, you’re lost and alone and you’re drowning" My ’s destroying you inside You’re looking for a way out but you can’t find it That’s why you surround yourself with fighters It’s a world you know The only world you can breathe in"

His teeth ground together; his body vibrated "Get Out Get out!"

Ignoring him, I rushed on "I think you bribed me to stay, because I’m the only one you have ever felt any connection with I think chemistry and attraction is co me out on a date, you stoleon in that brain of yours, but I’ to understand"