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With an overconfident arched eyebrow, Christian narrowed his stare athis way over to me, one assertive stride after the next

Slowly, I lickeddry Out of nowhere, it felt as though I was under soaze iue, and I foundround

“U to break the aard silence “You kind of saved me just now”

“I do what I can Kinley, right?”

“You knoho I am?”

“Of course I know the nairls at our school”

My heart beat faster, and I couldn’t help but notice how much he towered over me He was tall, much taller than my five-foot-three frame He was probably a little over six feet with dark hair and intense green eyes that had a hint of blue running through them His chiseled jawline and facial hair only added to his sexy allure

Not to e He looked older It was probably easy for him to buy booze or sneak into clubs which I knew he did with Julian At least that hat everyone at our school gossiped

Christian was unfazed, standing there in all his glory as I tried like hell to ignore his muscular build as he took me in

“Are you checkingmyself

The one time I needed to sound calm and cool, and I couldn’t pull it off Not with the way he was staring at me

“Would you like that?”

“No”

“That’s not what your body’s telling me”

“Well, you can’t read my mind”

He gavemy eyes roll

“Fine Try me”

“I don’t want to embarrass you more than I already am”

“I’iving me away

“Just re no room between us “You’re shocked that I knoho you are, which is funny because I’ve actually asked around about you, but fro your best friend”

I gasped “I am not”

“You didn’t letJax because you don’t strike uy who isn’t solely fucking you, and Jax gets around”

He was right I couldn’t argue with him there

“You don’t date You’ve never had a boyfriend So that tells , or you have no interest in getting hurt Which, let’s face it, we’re in high school, and the odds of a guy breaking your heart are very likely Especially since you have no experience—”