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“I ered

Rae cleared his throat “We have to go Thanks for agreeing to this”

I wasn’t sure if he was speaking English forLucas was grabbinglike he was about ready to kidnap me

I tried pulling away

His grip was tight I glanced over my shoulder “Thanks, Oppa!”

“Any tihed “Any time”

Lucas jerked ainst the wall His chest was heavy against mine as his brown eyes held lared atMaybe he didn’t need to

His stance was protective, and I had no idea why

Like he was guarding

I frowned “Did I do so—”

He pressed a finger to my lips but then jerked back, pulled completely away, and then did a small circle He kicked the wall opposite just as Rae appeared He looked between us, then reached for my elbow and pulled me away from Lucas

“What the hell were you thinking?”

Tears for don’t piss off the famous dude I just picked up since he seemed to be important”

“Important,” Rae repeated with irritation His eyes flashed “He’s not… Just…” He clearly struggled “Stay away”

“When was I ever close?”

“Just— ” He sighed, then cursed “Be careful, okay? You can’t just trust everyone that’s nice to you”

“Then uys should be nicer”

“That’s not fair”

“Life rarely is,” I shot back “If we’re done here, I need to get the van ready to take you guys home”

He letover my body “It’s not like a K-drama”

“Pardon?”

“All the guys here It’s not all gentle kisses, being afraid to hold hands, and cute laughter Just be careful You’re a foreigner”

I wanted to answer, “Exactly! I’” But insecurity was so unattractive, and I didn’t want hihed “Rae, what do you want?”

He gulped and looked down, then back up “Honestly?”