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When a strong hand slipped intoout of Tino’s hold and holding onto the intruder’s like a lifeline

This wasn’t a choice There was no choosing No one could ever co at my hand like he owned me Because he did

Tino didn’t bother to hide his glare “Viktor”

But Vik didn’t bother with niceties “Grab your shit, Ani We’re leaving”

Like ue in front of a crowd With a huff of coave her friends a s to a dejected slided past ot away to safety, I was stuck here with the jerk who equallyto kill him

The space around us changed I knew so There was a tension in the air that felt suffocating, and it was building I just didn’t knohat it was building to

That hen Vik opened his h quality to his voice “If you knohat’s good for you, Ricci, you’ll stay away from Nas”

Ah There it was

I wished Tino was the type to back down Alas, he was not “Or what, Vik?”

Oh no No

A tiny part of o over to Tino and slap my hand over his mouth I would have if I didn’t knoeak it would make him appear

Vik took a threatening step forward, releasing my hand, and the words shot out of his un “Or I’ll put you down like the diseased anienius to know that Vik had shown hiirls out here”

My anger spiked Yeah, I was s that s

His voice low and full of s to me”

Sian to pulse

Fuck me sideways

Ugh Why did that turnwith me? I was a freak

Also, as the air so thick in here? My fingers ca to breathe in this bitch