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.

my voice sharp. "And he's with

with disrespect. He was clearly the loudmouth of

was trying to make things

felt like

arm and tugged. "We're

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at first, but after a second pull, he

out one more insult:

stop there, each one slimier than the last Yeah, leaving peacefully clearly wasn't an

The dull crack as it hit his face was oddly satisfying. Blood immediately smeared across his nose and cheeks. The room froze. Jaws

the yelling

thought reinforcements had arrived for Team Jerk. But no-one of them stormed

I 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

to deal with the troublemakers,

we were clear, I steadied my breath and turned

respond, just fixed me with

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