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I ran from no man.
But every instinct inside told me danger was surrounding me and closing in on me.
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p; Something so terrifying that chills skated across my skin.
Then again, I liked danger.
My shoulders shook with a laugh that ended with a sharp inhale, my steps faltering when a man with a look that could drop you to your knees suddenly appeared in front of me.
“We’ve really got to stop meeting like this.” I tried to make my tone teasing, but I was still attempting to catch my breath.
He held out his hand, a look of frustration on his irritatingly handsome face.
“You’re as loud as a bull.”
The corner of his mouth twitched into a smirk. “Is that why you were scared?”
Not.
I scoffed and closed my knife. Once I had it hooked onto the center of my bra again, I dug through my bag until I found what he’d come for. I took the last few steps toward him and slapped his knife into his hand but held on when he tried to pull away.
“Is there anything you don’t miss?”
His eyes raked over my body, making me ache. Making me want to steal another taste because last night had been everything, and not nearly enough.
“No,” he finally said. “Stop taking things.”
Can’t. “But it’s just so fun.”
“Beck said you don’t steal.”
“And since he suddenly knows so much about my life, why don’t you tell me what else he said?”
But he only continued to watch me with those eyes that were at once threatening and burning in a way that made me hate him.
I wasn’t weak.
I didn’t want him.
I craved nothing from no man. They did nothing but ruin you.
He was no different.
I released the knife and danced away from where he was standing. “As always, Nightshade, it’s a pleasure to see you.”
A few feet later, he was falling into step beside me. “Do you walk through here every night?”
“Oddly curious. First you found out where I lived, now you’re trying to find out my routines. Borderline stalker, if you ask me.” I would know.
“It’s not safe here.”
My lips twisted into a wry grin. “Why, Nightshade, are you worried about little ol’ me?” I pressed a hand to my chest and let loose a wild laugh. “I’m capable of protecting myself. Even from assassins like you. But thanks for your concern.”
I skipped forward, my heart beginning to race for all the wrong reasons when he somehow ended up directly next to me again.
Nothing about his presence scared me.
