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“I’m locked in—” I start to scream

“Jazz?” Ainsley repeats, panic evident in her voice “Are you okay?”

Peyton lunges for e her punch

“Grab her arms, you idiots!” she screams

It takes four girls to properly restrain me but when they finally do, Peyton bitch slaps ht in the sto me to double over Da YouTube videos on how to properly throw a punch

As I’runting as they’re jostled forward violently Unfortunately for me, their forward momentum causes my head to slam into the wall

I groan as spots flicker before my eyes “Jesus”

I glance toward the doorway and see Kingston, Bentley, and Reed, each staring at the girls with pure fury in their gaze

“Get out,” Kingston says without any inflection whatsoever I don’t knohy, but his quiet tone erous

The crowd scurries as all three guys step into the bathrooston steps in her path

“I’ll deal with you later,” he promises

Peyton blanches “Baby, it’s not what it looks like I—”

Kingston’s fists clench as he takes a step toward her “Save it, Peyton Get the fuck out ofthat can’t be undone”

Her eyes widen before she too, runs out the door

I flinch when Kingston approaches er over my cheek He frowns as he inspects what I’m sure is a Peyton-sized handprint