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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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shaking my head, and laugh

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to pretend,” I say, pushing it, “that this wasn’t about how you

himself, fisting the front of my shirt

says, his words violent, possessive,

“No one touches you.”

in this moment, our bodies

so close that I can

But it’s no

no louder than

roughly, I push him away.

perhaps, Kent lets go of

from him, but I don’t run. I’m not finished.

repeat, fixing my eyes on him. “Because my dad has introduced me to some really nice guys lately. And maybe I want

their hands.”

still holding his gaze, I walk past

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to where Jerome is sitting in

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Jerome gawks at me, glancing worriedly over his shoulder.

I-” he says, nervous to

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