e had been buzzing in my pocket for hours, but I refused to look at it. I
ming up, and my brain was already leaking information. I needed peace. I needed to
library doors, the sky dec
, my thin sweater was soaked through, clinging to my skin. I pulled my bag over
Get in t
downpour. Silas's silver sports car pulled up to the curb, the wind
ere? I told you I was busy,"
. You're going to get sick. Get i
d the front of Silas's car, splashing a wave of dirty puddle water against his pristine silver pain
e," Killian growled,
e hair. The two men stood on the sidewalk, glaring at each other. The tension was so thick I coul
ed at Killian. "She needs a heater and a
open," Killian countered, his
ing more like an object than a human being. They weren
you. I'm not a prize. I'm not a trophy. I'm
Silas said, stepping toward
m walking. I'd rather be wet and alone than trapped
. I walked for ten minutes, my shoes squelching with every step. My teeth started to chatter, and
a shortcut to the dorms, when a pair of str
was out of pat
this time. He lifted me up and carried me
! Killian, I
rumbled. "You'r
behind the old maintenance building. He kicked the door open and set me down on a pile of
aid, pointing to my so
at?
ou stay in those wet clothes, you're going to get pneumo
ick, oversized shirt. I hesitated, but he was right. I was freezing. I peeled of
me and smelled exactly l
" I wh
st his heavy work pants. His chest was massive, covered in lots of tattoos that looke
re you
between his legs, my back pressed against his bare chest. He w
though I was starting to stop shiv
be resting,"
oof of the shed. It was a rhythmic, soothing sound. I felt his arms wrap around m
. But the movement didn't stop for long. His touch became slower, heavier.
..." I b
oaned. "Just l
. We were both fully clothed from the waist down, but the friction was enough to make my head swim
ed, stressed about my test, and yet I was leaning back into a man
whispered, his lips gra
fear and the anger were being washed away by a heavy, sleepy fog. His
, I inhaled deeply against his skin. My brows furrowed in my sleep. He smelled like woods
same smell as Pro
I could find the words. I fell into a deep, dreamless slumber,
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