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It happened so fast I couldn't even be sure I'd seen it Onearound us and the next it was just ness; I felt it

His eyes were blank, al, but he wasn't there It was only when his eyes held mine for a split second that I finally saw that spark That piece of Jude I’d been searching for all day

My Jude

I didn't care if I was i about the situation rong

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I pulled el’s and stepped forward, hter that light in his eyes got until they were dancing with fire

Need—pure unadulterated need knifed through me as I put one foot in front of the other It seeet to Jude, but he never once stopped looking athim When I reached the trio, I put my hand out and Jude instantly took it Exciteers linked with lanced in the direction of the door, but it was too far away and there were too many bodies between it and us

And reat

I pulled Jude forward, freeing hiistered the aimed in my direction, but one hard look at them and they fell silent

Let them try to take him from me

I alhtness in my body on them

Jude didn't hesitate to follow me in the least as I led him to the back of the club and toward the bathroom I wasn't exactly proud of what I was about to do, or rather where I was going to do it, but I alking a razor’s edge I ound too tight and if I didn't get so worse and take it out on the people around us, especially the ones who’d dared put their hands on as mine

The bathroonored them all and headed for one of the empty stalls Heads turned as I kicked the door open and then pulled Jude into the stall I didn't care what anyone thought or that as about to happen would technically be in the presence of others All I cared about was getting Jude to ainst the wall and flipped the lock I grabbed his hands and pinned them to the wall and then bent down and whispered, "Is this what you need?"

Our lips were inches apart Jude’s breaths were coet fucked by someone in a piece of shit club?”