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Seething I advanced on theasped and backed away, hiding behind Max Instantly I stopped still Sa behind another person? That didn’t ring right

So else occurred to me then, too My senses weren’t hyper the way they usually hen she was around I didn’t feel that pull to go to her that I usually felt

There was so that shocked the hell out of me and had me spooked, but I didn’t want to think about that yet

"She’s made her choice, Michaels," said Max "It’smy arms across my chest

"The only reason she slept with you was because she wanted to get back at ht"

"I’ to have to hear this from the horse’sbehind Max As I expected, she didn’t speak "If you expectto need to hear you say it" Still she didn’t speak

"Tell hih her hair, "tell hied closer to Max but still she said nothing

"Did you rob her ability to speak or so to look a little confused and unsure "I’itated now, Sam Tellfor? If you really think I’d ever hurt you then just get out that pretty whip of yours? If you want to defend yourself you can do it easy Unless…you’re not Sam"

Chapter Fourteen

(Sam)

I halted mid-stride as I entered the office to find Jared and Max having some kind of face-off Not only that, but there was a wo behind Max A woman as identical to me "Bloody hell" Three heads turned to look at er looked anxious, and Jared seelared at the woman behind hih he was trying to work out which one was the realone of you three could help me with that"

Jared spoke, "Short version is I teleported here and got to watch while Max had you wrapped around hi your mouth off Only it wasn’t you, I realised" His eyes bore into the imitation of me "Game’s up, Joy"

"Joy," I echoed with irritation I was evenht she could cause a nice big rift between us I told her before that she’d never be you It’s stupid that she didn’t just listen"