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So I ignore the red light in front ofthe outer banks until we’re far away enough that I can breathe again

“What are you doing, Jill?” Liam asks

“I don’t know,” I say, clutching the steering wheel so hard I feel like I ht break it “But he was about to kill you, and I had to do so”

“I won’t let that punk killaway soo back”

“What?” I scoff, looking his way “No, no way a back to that lunatic”

“He’s not a lunatic He’s my brother,” Liam says

Even though Luca just threatened hi to Liam How can Liam be so kind after all of that?

“He tried to hurt us both,” I retort

“Yeah, well … we hurt hi his lips “He saw us”

A blush creeps onto my cheeks, so I hide my face behind my hair, afraid he’ll see That kiss … should’veforelse

Fuck

What do we do now? Where do we go from here?

Luca is surely waiting for us to come back

And if not … his parents will find out in no ti with mine

Either e’re fucked

I look out at the boulevard we’re driving on, wishing I could just drive off into the sunset with him

“We should go back,” Liam says “Maybe he’s cooled down a little”

The rain still sla further Thunder is encroaching us fro strikes brings goose bumps to my arms

“Jill,” Liam says with a stern voice

I bitepal the boulevard “No”

“Jill,” he growls, his voice almost as loud as the thunderstorm outside “Turn around”

“It’s not safe”

“That’s fucking life,” he replies

“So?” I look at him “I’m just supposed to let him knife you?”

“You think he’s the first to have tried?” He raises his shirt, showing a part of his delectable lued to his skin

“Oh my …”

God

“How did that …?”

“Business You know the type our parents do,” he responds

And so about that makes my skin crawl