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"It’s okay if you’re shy," the girl says under her breath "I pro Eirl I crave to be with and she’s alone inside Olivia’s house

Then I hear it again "Let o!"

The chick in front of me fades away as my heart stalls That was Emily’s voice

Another hand on my chest and I shove it away "Everyone shut the hell up!"

The guys surrounding us go quiet and peer at me like I’ve lost uitars

"Let h the crowd Grabbing guys and thrusting them out of my way

"Oz!" Dad stands on a chair on the other side of the rooe?"

"It’s Euys snap their heads in the direction of the yard and I finally ee from the clubhouse

Red I see red Eet away Her ar at her She’s yelling at him

"Emily!"

Her head whips to me and there’s relief in her eyes Pure relief and that causes a deadliness to unfurl within my bloodstream She was scared This man scared her

"Oz!" she shouts

My arm is yanked back by soht ofso hard that she falls to her ass His hands are in the air and there’s shouting all around round

A body slaht to pick up the asshole and beat the hell out of hio down, but they do stop my advance A jostle of arn of Terror! It’s a brother, Oz! We got this Calm down! You hit a brother"

I breathe deeply to try to silence the pounding in my head A brother I attacked a brother, which can be an automatic out of the club My eyes shoot to the asshole who laid hands on Emily and I can’t see him because he’s surrounded by Terror cuts and there’s lot of nasty words being tossed in his direction The anger in the air is palpable

I tear away frooing in the opposite direction E in slow aze snaps to mine and as she attempts to stand, I clutch her hand and draw her into me