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“Love you too, babe,” Jig said as he winked at Chloe Behind his back, Izzy opened her ain

“Uh, what a here exactly?” Chloe rushed to say The well-tisaw’s life

“Iz thought yousome self-defense”

Izzy cleared her throat—loudly

With a roll of his eyes and a ssaw said, “Sorry, Izzy likes to call it self-offense”

“Daonna defend yourself, you’re going on the offensive to take the onna teach you how to break holds so you can run away Forget that shit We’re going to teach you how to incapacitate apain”

“Thesaid in a dry tone

Chloe chuckled then a huge grin stretched her cheeks So deep within her soared at Izzy’s description Yes! The idea of taking soh her systeive her the sa men Hell, maybe she’d experience even more of a rush She could already feel the pro

“Before we get started, letsaid “I’ll do one and you can try the other after you watch me Okay if I touch your hand?”

Her gaze flew from where he held the wrap, up to his face By now, everyone in the club probably knew precisely what had happened to her For a split-second, shaive permission for someone to touch their hand in the nificant other looked on no less? Oh yeah, she did The girl who’d been violated

But what she saw in Jig’s face washed away all those negative feelings There was nothing No pity, no sorrow, no aardness or judgear-up her hands While she knew he only asked in deference to what had happened to her, the nonchalant way he acted h he’d ask the saht as well have been asking her to pass the salt