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“I’ll co over herself She smiles at him “You can drive me wherever the hell you—”

“Darcy,” I snap

“Sorry,” she mutters

Sheher ass down on the bed I sigh and turn back to Adaainst the doorframe, that smirk still poised on his lips

“You want a better reason to leave? Fine I’ll give you one,” he says “Lola, Julian’s fiancée? Her father is concerned Lily is going to ruin the wedding He’ll do anything to stop that fro”

“Well you can tell hi to worry about, because Lily has promised to be on her best behavior I speak for all three of us when I say”—I putwith you,” I say sweetly “And you can’t make us”

“Can’t I?” he says, the edges of his lips lifting into a tiny smirk

I shiver at the thought of hi, which quickly fills hts I should definitely not be thinking My entire body shakes, but I keep looking him in the eye

“Maybe I didn’t h for you to understand” He presses his lips together as he s to you?”

“Sure, he’s one of the biggest crime lords in the …” I s Oh shit “That’s Lola’s father,” I mumble

“Yeah” Adam chuckles and rubs his jaw “That’s hiet Lily away fros his way?”

“I knew it!” Lily gasps

“You knehat?” I say, irritability creeping into my voice

“I knew that bitch was no good for him”

“Actually, Lola’s not so bad” He grins “It’s her family you need to worry about”

“How do you know so much about this, anyway?” I demand

“I know because I’ht-handhis voice to a whisper “Who do you think hides the bodies for him?”

Of course

I laugh, because after being expelled froh school and shipped off to boot cae a look with Darcy, who shrugs, then I turn back to Adam

“This cri on doesn’t shock uess when you’ve got talent, you roll with it, huh?”

“It’sit,” he says He glances at his phone “Ten minutes and I’ll be back Got it?”

His story has instilled enough doubt inwith hiht; Lily can’t be here As much as I want to believe Darcy and I can handle her, after last night, I’m not so sure