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“That’s different.”
“How is that dif—”
“Because I don’t drug girls to take advantage of them!”
I couldn’t help it. I burst into tears. There was no controlling it. I broke down and started crying. This was all too much. I didn’t even want to go to that stupid party.
Covering my face with my hands, I hid myself from Caleb. I was mortified, scared, ashamed. There was a plethora of emotions taking over my body. If Caleb hadn’t saved me, I don’t know what would have happened. For all I knew, I could have ended up dead in a ditch somewhere. The thought alone made my skin crawl.
I cried a sea of tears until Caleb’s strong, comforting arms wrapped around me.
“Shhh … it’s alright, darlin’. You’re safe.”
Gently, he laid me on his chest. His words were soothing while he rubbed my back. It didn’t take long for him to calm my uncertainty. The overwhelmingness was gradually subsiding.
“Thank you, Caleb.” I started to get upset again. “I can’t imagine what could have happened if you—”
“I won’t let anything happen to you.”
“I’m normally not that careless, I swear. I told him I was waiting on someone. I never intended on leaving with him. I’m so sorry. Are your hands okay?”
“Don’t worry about me. I’m fine.”
Feeling emotionally and physically drained, I closed my eyes. For the second time, everything went black, and sleep swiftly came.
Except this time, I passed out in Caleb’s arms.
Feeling safe.
—Caleb—
What was this girl doing to me?
I didn’t do this—this wasn’t who I was. I didn’t bring women back to my place. They didn’t sleep in my arms. They didn’t lay in my bed. I didn’t worry about them. I wasn’t this man.
I was fucking furious with her shitty decisions. The worst part was I didn’t want her to leave. I wanted her here.
With me.
In my home.
My sanctuary.
My personal space.
I loved the feeling of her in my arms. The way she simply melted into my embrace like it was the most natural thing in the world. I barely knew her, yet it felt as if we’d known each other all our lives.
She was young.
Still a kid.
I knew better than to get involved with her, but I couldn’t stop my attraction to her. From the moment I laid my eyes on Evie’s beautiful face, there was this magnetic force I couldn’t resist.
Her smile.
Her scent.
Her ridiculous fucking giggle.
