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She’d covered herself before he had attacked, and the urge had passed Eventual y Even then, re, he wanted to strip her, take her
No way No way in helShe ht be the loveliest female he’d ever beheld, but she would be more trouble than a Hunter She was a consummate liar and an unrepentant thief She kil ed indiscrier than hi!
Plus, the first time she had visited her sister Gwen at the fortress, Strider had noticed several of the warriors eyeing her as if she were a lol ipop She hadn’t seemed to notice or care, and he hadn’t wanted to coht decision, too
He stil couldn’t believe she’d slept with Paris
Paris Ah, okay Her need to find "Strider" was beginning to make a little sense He ith Paris, so what better way to spend ti what she real y wanted?
That didn’t bother Strider, but da used "If you’re here to win Paris’s everlasting love, you’ve already failed He nos beyond any doubt that Sienna is stil out there, and he’s desperate to reach her You’re not going toup to me and you’re not--"
"Wil you just shut up?" Kaia snatched a box of Red Hots and popped open the lid
He snatched it back before she could eat a single one, and Defeat purred with satisfaction
"Hey!"
"Mine," he snapped Enough was enough
Rather than attack him, she merely anchored her free hand on her perfectly shaped hips "Lookit I didn’t want to kick things off this way, but you’re being an asshat So here it is
Paris was a one-ti and not just because he can’t ever coasms, but afterward I didn’t like how I felt and I couldn’t stop thinking--neveras she shook her head "What I’ to say is that I’," Wil ia over a stand of beef jerky in his haste to reach her
Strider frowned, but he wasn’t sure why
As Wil iarinned with utter delight, as if Kaia was just the thing he’d needed to relieve an eternity of boredoht the strippers who just enjoyed hours of my company?" He patted her ass in approval
"Hardly," she said, tossing her glorious le flip of her wrist "I’ you occupied Please tel me they’re stil with you"
Wil iah the heart,Wil iaet into Kaia’s pants for
Which was another reason Strider would never e him more than most, and she wouldn’t care if he lost Hel , she would want hi hihly developed as his own
"We’re on vacation, Kaia," Strider grumbled "You weren’t invited"
She waved away his words as if they were unimportant
"Deep down I knew you meant to invite me, so ta-da Here I am You’re welcome"
"It’s scary hoel you know us Here, pay for this," Wil ia his candy into Strider’s ar out"
At first, Kaia re Strider Whatever she wanted froiven to her, because she blew him a kiss and al owed the black-haired warrior to lead her off Not even trying to hide her actions, she stuffed a Twinkie in the back pocket of her jeans and grabbed a coupleoutside
Strider’s jaw ached froister For some reason, people moved out of his way as quickly as possible Even the ones standing in line, waiting their turn
"Uh, I wouldn’t bring this up, except I kinda have to and everything," the overweight cashier began nervously, "since it’s on camera and my boss, like, watches the film sometimes, but, uh, the little lady took a--"
"I know Just add it al up" After he paid, he stoh with every step The cool night air failed to da about Ex now
Hardly a silver lining And one that didn’t last He’d erated his attraction to Ex
If he’d real y wanted her, he wouldn’t have slept with soht for her affections now rather than eventual y, noyour friends over a wo survive, but he hadn’t spent quality sheet ti of being rebuffed, though, and ht he wanted Ex so damn badly Because she hadn’t wanted hie he claimed he hadn’t wanted And he didn’t!
Da a break if it kil ed him
He reached the car, saw that Kaia had stolen his seat in front and practical y ripped the back door froes
He cli Paris And what the fuck was that smel ? Cinnamon rol s?