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“You had sex with her,” I hiss, the words rippling through me. “With Brook.”
“I thought it was you. I didn’t—”
“Don’t you see it doesn’t matter?” My chest heaves with the weight of my words. “Nothing we do or say is going to change the fact that Cade owns us now. Everything we do, everything we do and feel… he knows, Bexley. So this, us… it’s done.”
“No,” the blood drains from his face, “you don’t mean that.”
“Yes, I do. If I want to survive this thing, I have to accept that I’m his. Now please, don’t make this any harder than it needs to be.” I yank my arm free and shoulder past him, hurrying from the room.
Before I do something stupid.
Before I beg him to take me far, far away from this godforsaken place and never look back.
Annabel doesn’t want to hang out after class. I get the impression she’s hurt about the party, even though I tried to explain to her that it wasn’t one. Nothing about it was fun, not a damn thing. But it isn’t like I can tell her the truth. Not all of it, anyway. I leave my last class of the day ready to head back to my dorm room alone, but I find Sasha waiting for me.
“This is a surprise,” I say. She’s almost as elusive as her brother and his Electi friends.
“I thought we could hang out.”
“At the house?” Because I’m not ready to step foot back in that place. But then an idea hits me.
“No, we don’t have to go there.”
“It’s fine.” I nod. “I’ve got to get used to being there. Besides, we can stay in your room, right?”
“Or we could check out the pool. I have extra bathing suits.”
“Maybe.”
“Cool. Come on.” Lacing her arm through mine, she guides me to the parking lot, and we climb into her silver Porsche Boxster.
“How were classes today?” she asks, gunning the engine.
“Okay.”
“Did you see…”
“You
know I did.”
“And?”
“And nothing.” My shoulders lift in a small shrug. “I told him it’s over.”
“It’s for the best.” She offers me a sympathetic smile.
“Did you hear the rumors about him and Brook? I don’t know why she feels the need to spread that crap. I had a front row seat to the show.” Pain lashes at my insides.
“I don’t think that’s about you.”
“Cade,” I say. “She’s trying to make Cade jealous.”
“Stranger things have happened.”
“How do you do it?” I ask.
“Do what?”
