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“Nothing Just that you are out of the country, for Jake’s treatotten you into this mess”

“God, no This isn't your fault, Pen I did what I had to do” I glance up and see Ryder’s car approaching “Look, I've got to go I'll call you later Letelse”

I shove the phone into my pocket and stand up Ryder leans over and opens the door for ht away, he knows so is up

“Is Jake okay?” he asks

I nod “Jake is fine It's just been a long day” I force a sainst theI can't tell him

Because he has no idea that I hired someone to take care of Tony

I closeto roll down my cheeks This is all so messed up There is no way Ryder will understand what I did, especially after learning about my disastrous past I can’t even justify it

What the hell a to do?

Chapter Fifteen

Ryder

There's soain Why can’t she just be fucking honest with me? Fuck

As soon as we arrived ho she had a headache, but I could see there washer, because she was at breaking point Then, she was gone before I woke up She caught a taxi to the hospital because she didn’t want to ‘wake’ me

This has to be about Tony

“Fuck,” I curse, as I hurlHe is hassling her again It's the only thing that rand to go back on his word

“Are you even watchingthe ball into the net