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God, the sizzle I felt when his eyes raked over my chest. It didn’t matter he had an attitude I couldn’t quite read and something was off. Desire sang in my veins, clouding my ability to think clearly.
“Swim practice.” I scoffed. “I was in the pool.”
His eyes darkened like the news made him very unhappy. Look, I sort of knew he wouldn’t exactly be happy to see me. It was the reason I hadn’t told him I was here. I wasn’t sure really what to expect… but it wasn’t this. I didn’t even know what this was.
His bag dropped off his shoulder and onto the floor. Disgruntled, he tugged the black jacket off his body, shaking it out and bringing it behind my shoulders so he could pull it around me. The inside was super soft, cushiony, and warm from his body heat.
My fingers spider-crawled up the inside, clutching the front ends to tug it a little farther around me. His scent filled my senses, bringing with it another sense of warm relief.
This is why I came here.
“You’re doing a semester abroad,” he said, flat.
I lifted my eyes, trying to dispel the comfort I’d longed for. The comfort he seemed very begrudged to give.
“Yeah,” I answered.
“Here at Westbrook.”
“Obviously.”
“You’re Elite now.”
I didn’t say anything.
He squeezed the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. “You’re swimming with my brother.”
“He’s really nice by the way.”
Win’s head snapped up. “Stay away from him.”
All the comfort vanished, and in its place, anger started to sizzle. “Gonna be hard to do since we’re teammates now.”
He turned away then back. “Why are you here?”
“To study.”
“You had no interest in coming here. You think Americans are dumb.”
“No, I just think you are.”
He pursed his lips. “Then, again, I ask. What the fuck are you doing at my school?”
I straightened my spine, rising to my full height. “I didn’t know you owned the place.”
“Did you come here for me?”
“What?” I asked, the accusation like a smack in my face. I felt my eyes round, and shock made it impossible to form any other thought.
“We had an agreement. We weren’t serious. Just…” His words faltered, eyes searching my face.
I narrowed my gaze and hardened my jaw. “Roomies with benefits?”
A muscle in his jaw ticked. Then he nodded once.
Hurt welled up within me, and it made me furious. I knew better than this. Yet here I was. Wet, half-naked, and vulnerable. The only shield I had was a coat he’d put around me—a coat he’d likely handed over because he didn’t want to look at me.
The fight-or-flight response punched through me, and this time it wanted to fight.
