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Yolanda was still tucked under the blankets, worried that Charles might suddenly pop back in for another ambush.

Ian couldn’t help himself; seeing her flushed checks, he reached out and pinched her face. “Can’t I even let my mind wander?”

Yolanda went quiet, then leaned down and kissed the bruised skin in front of her. “Stop being silly. Once your fever’s gone, we can go home. Staying here just feels weird.”

He hummed in agreement, leaned back, and closed his eyes.

Yolanda threw off the covers, quickly locked the door, and started gathering up all of Ian’s things, stuffing them into a nearby tote.

Once everything was packed, she put on her hat and mask. By then, it was already 6:30 in the evening.

Her phone buzzed on the pillow, but she didn’t hear it–she was in the bathroom, gathering up toiletries like face wash.

Ian picked up the phone and saw a message from an unknown number.

[Been wanting you for years, you little bitch. Remember Uncle Mark?] –

Ian’s eyes narrowed, a cold gleam flashing beneath his lashes.

When Yolanda came out of the bathroom and saw him holding her phone, she sounded a little annoyed. “Why are you messing with my phone again?” Yolanda said.

She reached for it, but Ian dodged easily. “Who’s Mark Long?” he asked.

Yolanda’s expression changed instantly. “Some creepy old guy. Back when I first got taken in by the Grant Family, he and my dad were good friends. He always tried to get close to me for some shady reason, and I hated it so much I’d hide in my older brother’s room. Haven’t seen him in forever, but he just keeps finding new numbers to send me gross messages.”

“I see,” Ian said.

He still didn’t give the phone back. Instead, he asked, “Yolanda, what’s your phone unlock code?”

Yolanda frowned, seeing how unfazed he looked.

this is kinda over the line?”

you cozying up with your husband every single day, choking back the jealousy like it’s all my fault. Now I just wanna check your phone.

for a moment, not

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instantly flopped onto the bed, turning away from her. “I’m not leaving–I’ll just rot here.

alone.”

she’d never

password is my birthday,”

didn’t hesitate at all. He sat up,

‘He really remembers my birthday that clearly?‘ she

sending over

[Uncle Mark, come here.]

sending it, he deleted both messages so she wouldn’t have to see that

watched as Ian skillfully browsed through her photo gallery and Twitter. Her heart

on Twitter lately, but guilty as she felt, she’d

noticed her activity and quickly switched to his own Twitter. When he

Ian was about to lose his cool, Yolanda cupped

almost

kissed him hard, her tongue curling around his, eyes growing darker by the second. He forgot all about the phone, pressed his hand against

long minutes, and by the time they finally

came back to town. Those posts? Totally on purpose–just trying to provoke her. If she doesn’t take the bait, Charles keeps coming home and I have

his lips with his thumb, undisguised possessiveness flashing in his eyes, though he didn’t seem to notice it.

head home. I ordered some food–it should get to our

cast his eyes down. “You go first. I just remembered I gotta go see a friend about something, so

dinner.”

be so urgent that you can’t even eat before you

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eat you up,” Ian

Yolanda spun on her heel and stalked off. “You’re getting more shameless

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