Chapter 684

Chapter 684

First thing I did? Check Xander over. No blood, no cuts, but his face was pale-scared pale.

Hayden wouldn't have looked like that, I thought before I could stop myself. Yeah, just one more reminder Xander wasn't him.

Still, that didn't mean I could just bounce and leave him there. I stepped through the mess, crunching glass under my high heels, and stopped at his side. "What happened?"

Xander didn't answer, just stared at me. Disgust flickered in his eyes.

Before I could say anything else, one of the big guys barked "Who the hell are you?"

Another guy yanked him back, whispering, "She's with the Johnston family."

The first guy squinted at me like I was under a microscope, then sneered. "Didn't Jace Johnston already ditch her?"

God, how gross.

And yet, Jace had the gall to think we could start over? If I did go back, this? This ridicule would never stop.

he's with me. Whatever he did, I'll handle

dripping with disrespect. He was

painfully obvious he was trying to make things harder for

this jerk felt like giving

Xander's arm and

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at first, but after a second pull, he followed.

out one more insult: "Unbelievable. People like

insults didn't stop there, each one slimier than the

grabbed a glass ashtray off the table. Without hesitation, I chucked it. The dull crack as it

yelling started.

no-one of them stormed in asked me, "Ms. Kay, are you alright?" Just like that, the jerk squad went dead

pointed at that jerk and said, dripping with disdain, "Trash like this shouldn't even be allowed in here. It's polluting the air." One of the guards

the bodyguards moved to deal with the troublemakers, I

we were clear, I steadied my breath and

me

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