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She doesn’t trust me and I can’t blame her, but it still hurts I reallyto listen to what I have to say, is like aokay?" she asks

"Pilar just called" It’s my intent to be completely honest with her fro froht you refunded her the h with her"

"I did She’s hired so back and forth,out "That soether earlier this afternoon Sent her photos of us, too"

"What?" Lily leaps to her feet, her expression full of fury "You’re kiddingbitch …"

"What’s done is done--no need to get in a tizzy over it" I continue to pace, laring at me and I probably shouldn’t have used the word tizzy, but I’ our next ive her your laptop"

Her face falls and she blinks up at ht …"

I stop directly in front of her and grab her shoulders, giving her a little shake "I’ to clean it up first Or load a fake one with different inforured it out yet I need to call Levi"

She stares up at me, sadness in her eyes She looks … lost I want to console her so dareed to come to my place after we finished lunch I said I wanted her here so we could discuss hoe’re going to approach her family with the bad news

The truth? I just want her close toher alone is not an option, especially after Pilar just confirmed my worst fear: that she’s hired souy will do to get what Pilar wants

"Why are you helping ain, time to be completely honest "I--care for you, princess I don’t want to see you get hurt I don’t want your faet hurt, either, not at the hands of some crazy bitch like Pilar"

Lily blinks up at me as if she didn’t hear me correctly, but she doesn’t say a word I feel the need to fill the silence

"Now that she has so you, we need to move And I … I can’t leave you alone, princess I know you’re pissed at me, I know I fucked this all up, but you’re not safe I plan on keeping watch over you"

When she continues to gape at ain and shakes her head "You called s at ize" She tears her gaze from mine and the moment is broken "And you said you care for me"