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Layla’s pov

But instead of blasting those words to him, I pressed my lips together and clenched my eyes tightly to control my anger and frustration.

What would be the point in telling a guy who clearly

doesn’t want something more than a sexual relationship that you want him?

I refuse to be a laughing stock and refuse to make him know how much he had affected me in just a few days.

“Mad at what?” | asked, playing oblivious to his state ment. I slide off the chair and rose to my feet just to move away from his body.

His close proximity was messing with my head.

“Did you not see the picture?” Tyler asked with confusion swirling in his tone as he followed me to a row of book

shelves.

I have no idea what I’m looking for. In fact, I didn’t need

another book. I just needed to put some distance between us.

But clearly, that wasn’t working.

Tyler followed me until he practically hovered over my

frame.

| pretend to skim my fingers through the back of the books as I answered. “What picture are you talking about ex actly?” | played dumb, biting my tongue when I heard the loud sigh of his frustration breathing out beside me.

” Layla,” Tyler called out beside me and traps my wrist in his hold.

touch burned through my

slowly, staring at him beneath

wasn’t sure a coherent word would slip

think I’d even

eyes and my lips. “Layla,” When he breathed out my name, his warm breath

like a

perhaps that was just my

picture Karen’s showing around doesn’t

went to

that’s all I needed to

it cool as I shrugged. “What you do

owe me an

was more interested in the books than him. “Whatever arrangement we had is off remember? You don’t owe me

do I care.”

my bottom lip as I

was hell bent on

are piercing the side of my face and I wanted nothing more than for the floor to open up and swallow me

I looked at him and

fuck whoever you want. You’ve always been that way anyway.” I shrugged again my throat tighten ing as my own words got to me by how true they

sinking into any hole he pleases had

my head by a damn fantasy that would never happen was a waste of

was getting the hell out of this neighborhood

and even more stupid fantasies get in the

face and I was sure he was trying to find something that would tell him that I was bull shiting

none, his eyes darken and his jaw

stiff with a clench.

explain this to you in the first place.” He laughed dryly

wouldn’t matter if I explained to you what happened or not. You’d still not take my word for it because you see me as nothing more

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