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I was almost relieved when my dad went and chopped down the tree Maksim had used to climb into my

Now he snuck through the front door

I sed, trying to get past the knot infor his text or call He’d proo to meet me for our Environ near the door to the Science Building on the Eagle Elite Campus by myself

I was by myself a lot lately

Now that everyone was dating, I’d just kind of faded into the background They still checked in on me, and I still spent time with Kartini and Serena, especially when Violet was visiting from Seattle, but it was different too

Everything was different

Leaves were drifting down fro it a picture-perfect autu a little bit

I checkedthat little shit, aka Maksi a coffee or muffin, maybe even two cookies with the muffin

I did a little turn, scanning for an approaching figure and finding none, then toldtolike perfume

He’d done that exactly once I’d held a knife to his dick with tears in my eyes, and let’s just say I’eneration of the Cosa Nostra I mean, other than the insect incident, I was interested in s worked

It hat had solidified Maksim and me after the insects; our love for science fairs and aversion to blood

Sorown out of as of late

I shuddered, re the bloody shirt I’d found in his hale Elite sweatshirt I liked to steal from him

He said he’d been fighting in the ring with Ash, but I knew the truth—Ash wasn’t fighting asassure everyone knew about it

I made a face

“Wow, that was pretty” Maksi his cell phone up “Do it one more time Swear I won’t text it to everyone in the family” His smile was both seductive and sweet “Co in your teeth—PS, is that a zit on your chin?”

How the hell had I ever put up with him in the first place?

I glared “You’re late”

He sauntered toward ed his thick thighs, a black jacket with the eagle eht chest, and his white button-down shirt opened, revealing a bit of tattoo on his chest that claiht