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I’ve never consideredat the three of them, I feel a bit coy and misplaced, too fake to be in their presence I start to back away, but through the noise and ses stands up straight, his gaze quickly drinking h my body in a way they never have before Every ti up in the best way possible

"Can I help you?" the girl asks, tearing hbor I live upstairs" I point over my shoulder toward the stairway

Her head falls to the side as she studiestryouts?"

"Yeah,to alleviateout? I’h "Fuck no I’d rather be caught into society’s sexist views on wo thea laugh "Now, Violet, don’t pretend you don’t enjoy co me on"

"I come only for you," she retorts "And I don’t parade around in a short skirt"

His eyes scroll over her torn T-shirt and short shorts "No, you just parade around here with your ass hanging out of your shorts" To prove his point, he reaches around and pinches her ass

"Hey, how I dress right now is hoant to dress," she replies hotly with her hands on her hips, "not because soazes lock as if silently challenging each other I’uy releases a loud exhale then turns to ets a bit intense" He laughs when she swats his arm then says to o" I stick out my hand "I’e creature they’ve never seen before

I start to pull away--apparently formal handshakes aren’t what noruy slips his hand into irl, "and this feisty thing right here is Violet"

I s stare makes me want to shrink back "It’s nice toback, merely evaluates me with her brow arched

When Luke releases ers through mine A million butterflies come to life in s ache I can barely breathe, his gaze is so powerful

"I’m sorry I don’t think you’ve ever told me your name" I sound breathless, but I can’t collect myself

I wait for hih s that will fit his striking appearance Because, he has to say soht? Especially with his friends around

But his lips never part Instead, he turns to Violet and his hands ns to her

Suddenly, every encounter we’ve hadto ure it out, especially since I greith Ellis Whenever he had one of his episodes, usually after a long night, he refused to speak The only way I could con