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What, does thishero savior complex?

“I’et you away,” I say sincerely Really, I ao to the lengths Mako does to get them away from an abusive relationship

She s you”

I quirk an eyebrow “I’ Ryan that I fucked his brother”

Even though I ca exactly that

Red bloo into mortification

“That wasn’t what I did” She laughs nervously “When I broke it off with Ryan, I decided to have Mako there in case Ryan tried to attack me And that’s exactly what happened Mako stopped it and Ryan made assumptions And well, neither of us corrected him, to be honest It was an easy out after that Ryan looked at ue, and just like that"—she snaps her fingers— “he no longer wanted anything to do with me I was free”

Huh

Maybe I could’ve taken that route into consideration if I hadn’t done what I did already That probably would’ve been a lot less messy

“I don’t think Ryan’s going to be an issue for me anymore,” I say distractedly, my stare far away as I picture a scene in front ofRyan's punch with a sword It’s co, to be quite honest

“What do you mean?” Her question draws me back to reality It takes er to process the question What does she mean, what do you mean? “Why wouldn’t Ryan be a problem anymore?” she prompts when I stare at her with confusion

Ah, fuck I said that out loud

My heart pounds as I try to figure out how the hell to answer this Do I say Ryan left me for his secretary? No, she’d never believe that Ryan doesn’t just let go of his possessions, even when he has grown tired of the his victi out and ruining his reputation

Funny hoas so scared ofhis reputation when he set hiet

“I killed him”