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“There is only one world, Aura.”
“Tell that to everyone you know and see what they say. I’m not trying to argue with you. I’m tired of hating you, Kalum, and I want to be civil with you, but this is my reality. Staying away from you and your friends is the smartest choice.”
“What if I don’t want you to stay away from me? What if I want to spend time with you and get to know you?”
My hands cross over my chest. “Where would Sarah fit in? Last time I checked, your car only has room for two.”
“That can be taken care of.”
I can’t allow him to dump her because he wants to spend time with me in secret. Like the ugly girl a guy calls to secretly hang out because she is nice and a wonderful person on the inside.
My nostrils flare, and I lick my lips. “Don’t you dare break it off with her because you want to hang out with me all of a sudden.”
“That is not your choice,” he says, standing to his full height.
His ab muscles flex with each breath he takes, his shorts hanging low on his hips. I can feel my mouth water at the sight of him standing there, battling with himself.
My hands itch to run over every dip and groove on his skin to see how they feel. The memory of being in his arms replays in my mind, and it was the first time since my parents’ death that I felt wanted. That someone cared enough to comfort me in a time when I felt dark, alone, and scared. The worst part of it all is that I want to be in his arms again, even if it’s wrong, even if he could never be mine.
“You’re right. It wasn’t my choice. It was yours, and you chose her. I saw it with my own two eyes that night at the party after you and your friends threw us out. I sure as hell am notgoing to be your second.” My tone vibrates with the sudden rage I feel, remembering that night when he turned from savior to villain in a split second.
“I did it to protect you.”
“Oh yeah, how?”
He walks closer, but I don’t back down from his gaze as it locks on mine, lowering in a caress down my body and slowly traveling back up and stopping on my teeth chewing on the corner of my lip.
His thumb stops me from breaking the skin, sliding slowly to where my teeth dig in. “You’re hurting those pretty lips, and to answer your question, I don’t want anyone to mistreat you. Only I can mistreat you.”
“Why is that?”
He grins playfully. “Because I’m the only one who can make you feel better.”
My expression turns to ice. He thinks playing with me is fun. I’ve already played into his games, and he flipped the switch on me. “You need to go. You wouldn’t want to be late for your date tonight.”
I would be no better than Melissa and Marcus if I allowed lines to be crossed.
Our kiss was amazing, but it should have never happened. He says he doesn’t love her, but he must feel something toward her, or he wouldn’t have slept with her all this time. The first day of school, he made a point of displaying PDA.
He backs away toward the door with a forlorn expression. When the door shuts, I close my eyes, relieved that he left because I wasn’t sure how long I could keep myself in check with him. Kalum has the power to make me go soft with a touch, and with the right words, he can erase the hurt like a balm that heals a gaping wound.
Exie picks me up from the house shortly after Kalum left quietly. He probably had time to think about last night and how it was a mistake to kiss me because he has a girlfriend and the fact that I’m practically the maid. I didn’t tell Exie what happened because there is no point in telling a story that has no future..
She said we would meet her brother by the front entrance, where we would purchase our tickets.
“I’m so excited you get to meet my brother and give him the bracelet you made for him. He loved the one you made for me. He also said he wanted to give you the money himself.”
Exie loved the bracelets I made, so I made her a couple, and apparently, her brother had also wanted one.
“Okay. I hope he likes it. Thank you for helping me sell them.”
She pulls her Lexus into the spot the fair staff guides her to and says, “Anytime. I love to help my best friend out.”
My heart soars at her words. After everything that happened with Marcus and Gina, I thought it would be a long time before I could call anyone my best friend.
We walk up to the entrance to purchase our tickets and the wristbands that give us access to unlimited rides when I see a face I thought I would never see again. Lane Turner.
Exie waves at him and grabs my hand to pull me forward. When I’m standing in front of him, he gives me a knowing grin. “Hi,” he says.
