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"That’s really not iht now"

One hand outstretched A book flew off the arm of the couch and into his hand As he turned it over, his brows rose and his gaze moved over it quickly "His touch kills? Really, what is this stuff you’re reading?"

I shot fro it close to my chest "Shut up I love this book"

"Uh huh," Daemon murto do?"

His gaze settled on ive h ti what I’d accidentally do next, and the last thing I wanted was to expose Dee and the others "You do realize this whole thing is why you…"

He arched a brow

"It’s why you suddenly like me"

"I’m pretty sure I liked you before this, Kitten"

"Well, you had one hell of a way of showing it"

"True," he admitted "And I’ve already said I’ breath "I always liked you From the moment you first flipped me off"

"But you didn’t start to want to spend time with me until after the first attack, when you healed ether or whatever"

Daemon frowned "What is it with you? It’s like you need to convince yourself I can’t possibly like you Does doing that s for me?"

"You treated me like a red-headed stepchild forthat whatever you feel is real" I sat on the couch "And it has nothing to do hat I feel"

His shoulders tensed "Do you like that guy you ith?"

"Blake? I don’t know He’s nice"

"He was sitting with you today at lunch"

My brow arched "Because there was an open seat and it’s a free world where people can pick where they want to sit"

"There were other seats open He could’ve sat anywhere else in the cafeteria"

It took me a few seconds to respond "He’s in my bio class Maybe he just felt comfortable withflickered across his face, and then he was standing in front ofat you And obviously he wanted to spend time with you outside of school"

"Maybe he likes"Lesa invited him to the party on Friday"

Daereen "I don’t think you should be hanging around hi that thing with the branch was only one instance We can’t have a repeat of that"

"What? I’ out with anyone now?"

Daemon smiled "Anyone hu "This is a stupid conversation I’ anyone anyway, but if I were, I wouldn’t stop just because you said so"

"You wouldn’t?" His hand shot out, tucking back a strand of hair behind my ear "We’ll just have to see about that"

I stepped sideways, keeping distance between us "There’s nothing to see"

Challenge filled his eyes "If you say so, Kitten"

Folding ame"

"I know, but if it were, I’d win" He flickered out and appeared by the entrance to the foyer "By the way, I’ve heard what Si"

Heat swept over rand sche a douche I think it’s his friends He actually apologized to me, and then when his friends showed up, he told theet with hihed "It’s no big deal"

"Maybe not to you, but it is to"I’ll take care of it"

Chapter 7

I didn’t getthe next day sucked worse than nor to ainst the back of my neck And no matter how far I scooted up, I could still feel him I was hyperaware of hi dohen he scratched his head

Halfway through class, I debateda run for the door