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"A everything he has just said "What is your deal with Royal that you think you’re so h, as if the answer to that is obvious "Look at hierous, twisted in the head, and doesn’t care about anything around hiets in his way You have no idea of the shit he’s done in the past; shit so fucking dark that I don’t even want to bring it up"

"That’s the past," I point out "He’s not going to hurt me In fact" I stand up and lean over the table "He’s done nothing but try to keep ives ht, which is the total opposite of you All you’ve tried to do for the last four months is keep me at a distance and pretend like I’m not even in the same room"

"That’s not fair," he complains "You know damn well that rabs my hands "Stay away from ht if you want to Hell, you can evenof discomfort takes over as he rubs his thu me feel sick to my stoet away from him "I don’t want that We’re done"

"No," he says while ju over toto regret it"

He desperately reaches for my hands and attempts to pullto sit back down, but he keeps pulling at o, asshole!"

Out of instinct, I lift my knee and connect it to his balls He instantly releaseshis precious jewels "Shiiit!"

"Fuck you, asshole" I reach for my purse and lean in close to his ear "Don’t ever put your hands on ht"

I look aroundus "I’, I rush out the door and ju the door behind ht now that all I want to do is choke Colton and screaht now, I feel stupid for ever dating someone like hiether I never belonged in his world I just wished I saw that earlier

Not giving two shits about anything at the

Avalon: I need to see you I’m on my way to your house

A s Royal I have no idea what’s to coht now and there’s no way I can fight it

I need to see this man’s beautiful, broken face, and I don’t care at what cost

PUSHING MY BLACK HOOD BACK, I run a hand through arette out of the pack, before tossing the ee in the backseat