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was still hammering in her chest, her skin tin

ust ha

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ok her hea

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ah, well, he sure

ed food. She wanted to disappear. To pretend none of t

pering, girls glaring at her like she had

a few tables aw

hard. She needed

ered, grabbing her t

n't stop. She just needed air. Spac

out of the cafeteria, she r

ight was

king her way with her arms crossed. Her

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w schoo

ffened. "E

atic gasp, pressing

t see what just happened? Xavier Knight, of all peo

was pa

et his attention. And yet, somehow, you jus

enched he

ask for hi

, that's a very dangerous thing" Brielle

he'll get bored of and when he does? Yo

owed hard, h

e trailed off, giving Hailey a slow, knowing l

't say I did

her friends brushed

stood

just gotten

er throat. Her hands clenched by her sides as Brielle and her

eard a familiar

really just left me in the cafe

ol

Hailey m

k toward Brielle and her group,

ready starting th

it. I don't understand why

her a con

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s my

topped

re ki

ssa's jaw dropped for a s

was just mean for fun. Turns

wanting to let the con

dged her

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de with a lazy swagger. The light in the room illuminating the me

the toxic relief as he kicked the door shut behind him. Smoke curled fro

e couch. His toned torso flexed as he ran a hand throug

om the bathroom, followed by the soft

Her damp hair clung to her shoulders, her lips

ed, her eyes trail

ou long

ession remained unreadable, his cigar

ng voice of his, he uttered

our f

the towel slip from her body

drag, a smirk tugging a

needed a d

was ju

htray before picking another one and his

hands and knees, her bre

having control, watching them surrender w

e girl fr

, the way she had stiffened under his touch. She was different.

n, that made him w

now. N

needed to cl

, his belt slid f

e murmured, s

rling into a pleased smile as she arched he

er drag from his cigarette. His free hand raked through his dark hair, his min

cence ta

way she looked at him, like she had no idea what so

im want to rui

She turned her head slightly, her glossy li

e dist

ut

ette, cracked his neck, and finally

yes darkened as he stepped closer, gripping the girl's hip

he rules" h

ing her palms flat against the bed. She

moved, even as his body rea

damn

il

ing more than another naive little thing, easy to tease, easy

e way she shied away from h

s diff

idn't like things h

ed the thought away, grippi

get Hailey out

east, h

, inhaling deeply, and when he

il

d around the leathe

d, her soft breaths, her tremblin

hed as his gr

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beneath h

ad no

oment, she wasn't

t reali

e him want

ed away from her, ignoring t

murmured, shif

ready moving

he shrugged it over his head, not bothering

e quiet room as he worked it back into place

aking a deep inhale. A

lled the ache bui

ime in his life, Xavier

ause she wa