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"You knohat? Fuck--this--noise," Jess declared "You’re twenty-four, Nat Leave lifelong co years left Fifty-year-olds and such Anybody who tells a girl your age to " She caught her breath, then said, "Sorry I forgot you et capped at any tis with that in , I know I’d want more time with Sevastyan"
But that didn’t mean I wantedforever
"Listen to yourself! Put down the Kool-Aid and get some perspective, doll Sneak away, and I’ll e bullets and break hearts"
"I wish" When I tried to picture how Sevastyan would react if I stole away, I kept hearing his proain, I will catch you It’s what I do And then I’ll spread you facedown over my knees and whip your plump ass until you know better
Only now I knew he’d probably ht made me shiver "I’m stuck here for the duration"
"Say you accept the enforcer Say the danger passes Could you be happy there?"
That was the crux of it, huh? "Moving to a new country to be with a new guy while starting at a new school seems like a lot of variables all at once A lot of choices to make," I pointed out "And there’s more" I told her all about Filip
This afternoon, I hadn’t even gotten a chance to ask the man what Paxán had wanted to talk to him about before he bit out, "Sevastyan was all over you at the front doors The bastard as good as announced you’re his"
Filip had looked harried, like this development had really affected his from him Yes, he’d flirted with me, but I was fairly sure he would flirt with a perfu if he’d been drinking
"Because I care about you Really care about you" He’d rubbed his hand over his wan face, drawing attention to his bloodshot eyes, to the deep-seated anger blazing from the around this place with his shoulders back and a smirk on his scarred face--because he’s a billion dollars richer You’re so naïve You’re not even his type--did you know that?"
Yes Yes, I did Still I said, "That’s bullshit, Filip Not that I owe you an explanation, but Sevastyan wants iven me a reason why it was me that he wanted above all others He’d just said that he’d do anything to possess otWell done, Cuz!"
Then Filip had added a parting shot that hadone down for dinner