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“What if I want to be?”

“I don’t want to be” I put the order book down on the register and got up off the stool with every intention of opening the door and seeing him out, but he had other ideas

He stepped out and blockedpast hierously blue eyes and almost pouted “Let me make it up to you”

“I just said no,” I said fir around him

Sebastian’s hand wrapped around h to make me stop “Holley—”

The act of his skin touchingdown the back of my neck It was an act that was unwelcome because all it did was serve to re, I was extremely attracted to Sebastian

And I didn’t want to be attracted to Sebastian

My nostrils flared as I turned my head to look up at hi to rip it off so hard I’ll tear your rotator cuff all over again”

His lips pulled to one side in a smirk that annoyed the shit out ofup with me”

But he dropped his hand, just in case

“Have you met the residents of White Peak?” I snarked “I don’t have a choice, but rest assured, I don’t seek a da out about you”

His sly handsome face

“Why are you s at me?”

He walked around me and walked backward toward the door where he stopped, his hand clasped around the handle “Just thinking that it’s great to see you again” His eyes flashed with laughter “See you soon, Holley”

“No, you won’t!” I yelled as he left the store, leaving a whoosh of cold air in his wake

I heard his laughter even through the heavy door, and he called back, “Yes, I will!”

I opened my mouth to tell him that I most certainly would not, thank you very much, but stopped myself That hat he wanted— with hiy

Well, it sucked to be hi to happen

There was no way in hell I was accepting Sebastian Stone’s apology

I rubbed the back of ly, still prickled there, and shivered as I turned back to the register to take my seat on the stool