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She snorted her disbelief as she reached up and shoved his hands away "You can drop the act now It wasn’t too difficult to figure out," she snapped, ducking away froet far before he grabbed her hand and yanked her back towards hi about, but if soed you then I want to know about it,"

he snapped back, a little lared down at her

"You already know, you big jerk," she cried, trying to tear her arnoring her as she pounded on his hard chest with her free hand "Tellwith anger

"You and your stupid friends!" she screamed in his face

He noticeably started at the announcement

For a ed you?"

"I know you did!" she said, sick and tired of his games and this whole h or groin it didn’t ht noas taking so hi soht her foot a split second later and she found herself tipped backwards and falling towards the blacktop driveway and no doubt a concussion and a few broken bones She squeezed her eyes tightly shut as she waited for impact

When it finally ca hurt and that she felt oddly safe and protected A split second later she realized she was in Chris’ ar down at her

"You should have been able to see thatapretty furious

Seriously, what happened to the relaxed guy who not even twenty ive her the "Join our Cult" speech? That guy she could have worked with, but this one was being a co her even more confused than before

"Well?" he de back to the SUV with her in his ar at all

"Well what?" she snapped, needing hi this close to him wasn’t exactly escape plan forht back?" he de her botto in between her legs and caging her there by placing his hands on either side of her legs

"U hopeful

"You’re not getting any," he said, leaning in closer and she could have sworn he was trying to unnerve her Not that it wasn’t working, but she had to wonder if he’d given up on his cult speech to try and intimidate answers out of her

"Now, answer my question," he said in a deceptively cal just below his left eye that he was pissed, ht If she kne to fight she wouldn’t be in this h she felt it was a valid point

"I obviously don’t kno to fight," she pointed out instead

"Bullshit," he snapped, h natural ability to protect yourself, yet you allowed yourself to be attacked this "

She snorted She really couldn’t help it The man was not only crazy, but clearly delusional "Let myself be attacked? Are you serious?"