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A little while later, he pulled into the driveway at the house When I started to get out, he stopped me “Wait”

I sat back

He reached over into my pocket and pulled out my phone

I gave hilare “You could’ve just asked”

“This was easier, less of a fight” He was already going through it, and when he paused, I kneas reading the texts from Jake His jaw clenched, and he hit a button before he handed the phone back tothe one to hiet you a new phone”

I started to protest, but then shrugged “He’ll need to have et ahold of each other for any reason”

“I’

I ignored that

“He’s pushing you, and I don’t like it He shouldn’t be pushing”

“He wants to get to know me”

“He shouldn’t”

I could feel the glare coh it was dark A few shadows played over his face, and I could see his lips, his chin He had a nice jawline It was ain

What rong with uy simply because he talked back when he shouldn’t have Actually, that wasn’t altogether true He’d asked me if the henchman would be a problem The ansas yes That’s why he’d shot him

How could I be this restless again? Twice in one day? I’d lost my mind That was the only explanation

As if reading my mind, Raize asked, “You okay now?”

“About Jake or…?”

“You need to get off again?”

I inhaled a sharp breath It was like he was asking if I needed a hit of coke or so So casual

“I’m fine,” I clipped out

“Good Stop being nice to Jake I need to see if he’ll stop pushing you”

I’d been about to ask what it would ht about it I didn’t want to know

I went inside, not waiting for Raize, and I walked through the kitchen The guys weren’t here I didn’t knohere they were sleeping, but I went to ht on, and locked the door

It was then I realized I’d had it locked this , too

That hadn’t stopped Raize

I didn’t kno I felt about that, and then I was just so tired of everything