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“Oh, God, how can you stohim back the bottle

He gets up and coratefully and gulp down several ss We’re silent for a few moments before I break it

“I just can’t believe he would do so like that,” I say breathlessly

I hug my arms around my middle when a new hurt forms in my chest It’s hard to believe Luca would be capable of so so heinous I don’t know hiotten a sinister vibe from him the few times I’ve been in his presence Intense yes, but not harmful I’ve always felt more safe around him than I do with anyone else, like he would protect me, no matter the cost It physically hurts to think of hi me

“Yeah I didn’t think so either,” Theo puts in darkly

I glance over at him and see the ire back in his eyes I shudder, not sure if it’s from his dark look or the aftereffects of my panic attack

“Now do you understand why I want you to stay away from him? I don’t knohat he’s capable of”

I nod, but say nothing I’rips hat he told me

“I’ot a headache,” I tell hiet up from the couch I need to be alone

“Jules,” he calls and grabs ht”

My first reaction is to tell him no, that I’m not ready, but then I think aboutto ive it a try

I force a smile “Okay”

So fiery passes in his eyes, and I refrain fros it to his mouth I s back the bad taste in my throat when his lips touch my skin Once he releases my hand, I walk quickly down the short hallway to Aria’s roohtclothes

Going into the bathroothe cause of my coma I always felt like there was souessed it was because he was ultimately my downfall

I rubempty