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She opens another door and quickly looks away,inside by the way her cheeks redden

I smile

Stu, she places her hand on the wall to keep herself fro into the next room, she steps inside, and I do the same What are the odds? It’s my room

Closing the door behind ht

CHAPTER NINE

BLAKELY

“SARAH …” I SPIN around, expecting her to have followed me, but I freeze when I see one of thosein the rooo to the door as I take a step back, stu into the footboard

He steps into me, and I suck in a breath when he lifts his hands to push my hair back I watch wide-eyed and half-paralyzed as he lowers his hand down over ets to my breasts and tilts his head to the side The pressure ofon my nipple makes it harden

I gasp when he rips offHe wads it up in his hand and tosses it to the floor, landing at our feet

“Matt …?” I s, ue heavy

The figure shakes his head, and I whimper Why do I believe it’s not him? And why don’t I care? “I’m sorry …” I lick my numb lips “I shouldn’t have … I’ll leave” I stuo to walk around him

But his hand co my back to the front of his body My breath rushes out of hly into my ear

I try to think if I’ve heard his voice before, but the song “Killing Me Slowly” by Bad Wolves is too loud, and y