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Why couldn’t I speak? I wanted to yell at him that he was the only person who could ever truly e at him that he was the only person who could ever crush ness My ether I was so confused, so lost None of ithis face, was nearly too much to witness, but I couldn’t turn my eyes away

He took ative and his shoulders drooped in defeat “If I can’t ri with the rockers? Were you happy there?”

My chin started to tremble, but I still lacked the ability to speak, t

o cry

“Okay, Flick I get it” He shook his head and turned away from me He picked up his jeans and stepped into them, his movements jerky, not like his usual smooth predator

My heart was cracking, but this ti because I could see hi to stop it The inner struggle that arring inside er I wanted to hug him close and tell him I loved him, that I never stopped, while at the same time I needed to hold on to those words, keep them safely hidden from him to protect myself

With his jeans now covering hiain His eyes hich was like a punch to the chest, knocking all the air out of , bad alpha biker This was aand didn’t knohat he was going to do next

He stepped in front of me and lowered his head until his lips touched my forehead I felt his lips quiver and wanted to touch hio, but o”

I blinked then “Wh-where?” Was that led As itthe delicate tissue, bruising my voice box

“It’s time you were back where you’re happy, love”

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Jet pulled the car into the driveway at his house and shifted it into park, but he didn’tblankly out the windshield I sat beside him, still unable to h, I had no idea what I would say

Would I beg hi the truth? Would I plead for him to really love me like he claimed?

Or would I laugh in his face and tell hio to hell?

Several long oing to go get the stuff you brought with you I’ll only be a few o in It will only upset Raven…and I don’t think I could handle that right now”