His Trouble Maker

Chapter 74

Chapter 74

JESSICA

I have no idea what to say.

Hook up to find Riot but he’s already gone. What the fuck did I do? I wanted to cry my eyes out because I just let a stranger touch me.

My body is still in fire.

I’ve held on for so long to not want Riot’s touches, but the pain is beyond me. No matter how much I try to stop him from touching me, my body still

betrays me.

Goddess… what did I just do?

I push off the bed like it’s on fire, moving before I can think too hard. Thinking is dangerous. Thinking means feeling, and I can’t afford that right now.

Clothes hit the floor. I grab the first clean leggings I see, a sports bra, my boots. My hair goes up in a knot, fast and messy, and I splash cold water on my face like it’ll snap me back to reality. I don’t look in the mirror–I already know what I’ll see.

I slam the door behind me and head straight for the field. The sun’s already high, burning the world gold. Warriors are stretching, sparring, joking like their lives aren’t all disasters.

Mine is.

“Jess!” Logan’s voice cuts through the morning haze. He jogs toward me, face flushed from training or concern–I don’t care which.

I keep walking.

“Hey!” He catches up, falling into step beside me. “You good?”

“I’m fine.”

He gives me a look like he doesn’t believe a word.

“You weren’t at breakfast. Pierce told me not to wake you up.”

“I wasn’t hungry.”

“Are you avoiding me?”

“I had things to do.”

brushing a hand through his damp hair.

Just for a second. Just long enough for him to

want to talk about Grayson,” I snap, pushing forward faster, eyes locked on the man wiping sweat from his

gaze and pauses,

duck my head and plow forward, my shoulder ramming into Riot’s chest.

he grunts,

a disaster. “Uhm…I just want to

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eyes widen seeing it in broad daylight. There’s amazing

last night?” He smirks, catching me staring.

“N–no. I

voice is playful but

I glance

aside, completely unbothered by his half–naked state or the hungry stares from others

hair falling across one eye. “I’ve

hands on my skin, cool against my fever, flashes hot through

“You’re impossible,” I mutter.

tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. “You weren’t complaining last night. In fact-” he leans in, lips brushing my

smacking his hand away, “It was just biology.

those dangerous eyes. “What the hell

his gaze and found a blonde girl

the girl’s wrist and yanking her toward him. Even from here, I can see the fury etched

my side. “That’s

“Huh?”

eyes narrow. “Theo was exiled three

jaw drops.

course,

hand on my

out, backing away. If Theo was exiled, that means someone

no one can smell

frantically, biting my nails down to

fuck,” I mutter, grabbing my phone. I dial Grayson’s number for

throw the phone on my

was exiled, Grayson must

myself out of it, I’m rushing across the compound toward his office. The corridors are eerily quiet–everyone’s probably

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