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Just as I’d felt protected knowing that Killian had Welsh threatened so he couldn’t hurtthe same to protect Autumn, Autumn as better than the two of us combined She deserved to be protected from the darker parts of human nature

"I know you’ll take care of it That’s why I caazes locked and for a ed to soether even as we stood with the entire office between us

Affinity

He and I were so alike in so uess I hadn’t realized quite so much until thatup out of aze as I turned to open the door, "I care about Autumn"

THE NEXT MORNING I WAS pulled out of sleep by a loud banging noise

It tookonout of bed, I pulled on the silk robe Autu in ility ofcontinued

"Who is it?!" I yelled, beyond irritated

"Skylar, open the door!" Autu and I hurried down the hall Autuet past the security chain

As soon as I removed it, she shoved open the door and I had to skitter out of the way She blew pastdown the hall I shut the apart area

"What’s up?" I asked tentatively, because I was beginning to think Killian had told her aboutaround her before settling flawlessly across her shoulders Seriously, how did it do that?

"You told hihts

"Huh?" I pretended ignorance

"Skylar, this isn’t a game"

I tensed "What happened?"

"What you ated ot into a bloody fight"

Worry shot through me "Is he okay?"

"No, Killian beat the shit out of hi about Darren," I cried "I couldn’t care less if yourto hihbor called the police but Darren, surprise, surprise, refused to press charges" She crossed her arms over her chest and studied uessed correctly, okay Darren becauo of o He lives in a flat with thin walls apparently He tried to apologize but obviously, I broke up with his that wereunsettling"