His promise to keep me safe replays in my mind constantly, like a bad song with a catchy beat. It’s infuriating since I didn’t earn their respect, and it only reminds me further of the hold Quinton and his family have at the university. They’re leery of me, hesitant like I’m the big bad monster of Corium capable of ruining their lives. I wish I knew how such a thing is possible.Įveryone’s different. I have to keep away from her for her sake and not to mention my family’s. A single stressful, dangerous night won’t change anything. When reality settles back in, she’ll remember the way things are. “That’s more like it,” he says with a grin, and I know that was a ploy to pull me out of my dark, self-loathing thoughts.Īll I can do is replay the sight of Aspen’s shoulders slumping. “Are you sure about that? Because you look about as close to a whipped dog as I’ve ever seen.” My head snaps around, my lip curling into a sneer. “That was the smart thing to do,” Ren assures me before we set off on the heels of the group. I can’t expect him to understand.Īll I can do is turn my back on her and pretend not to care when she shuffles away. I’m sure he thinks I’m encouraging her, but nothing could be further from the truth. Lucas and I exchange one last look, and I hope my lifted shoulders convey my relative innocence in this. Everything was so much easier before I knew it.
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