Chapter 119

I can see what my accusations do to him. His temper was clearly hanging by a thread when he arrived here today- but now? He totally loses it.

“God damnit Fay,” Kent says through clenched teeth, advancing on me, his chest bumping into mine and forcing me back a few

steps. “He was touching you

“What do you care if he touches me!” I yell at him, working to hold my ground as he advances. “Who cares – it was just a little flirting – what, every time someone flirts with me you’re going to punch

them in the face?!”

I widen my eyes then, feeling a little reckless. “Well then get ready, Kent,” I seethe, “because your knuckles are going to get really

sore.”

“You are engaged to my

son, Fay Alden!” Kent grinds the words

out from between his teeth. “If you even so much as look at

another man, it is an insult to my family –”

“Oh come on, Kent,” I say, laughing again, which I can tell really gets him going. His teeth are bared now, his brows drawn together with fury. “You’re going to pretend that this is about Daniel? That you punched Jerome for Daniel’s honor?!”

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cross my arms then, shaking my head, and laugh in his face.

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say, pushing it, “that this wasn’t about how you want to be the one to –”

then, unable to stop himself, fisting the front of my shirt in his hand and pulling me close to his face.

Fay,” Kent says, his words

“No one

this moment, our bodies

close that I can feel his rageful

chest. But it’s no match

I say, my challenging words no louder

push

perhaps, Kent lets go

I

dad has introduced me to some

their hands.”

I walk past him.

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to where Jerome is

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passenger side and Jerome gawks at me,

nervous to

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