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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.

heart beating in my chest furiously as his touch burned through my skin and sent tingles from my stomach to between my

looked over at him slowly, staring at

him to continue speaking but I wasn’t sure a coherent word would slip out

even

eyes are staring at me deeply, switching between my eyes and my lips. “Layla,” When

feels like a soft

was just my

Karen’s showing around doesn’t mean

I went to her

all I needed to hear. I

as I shrugged. “What

owe

away from him and acted like I was more interested in the books than him. “Whatever arrangement we had is off remember?

do I care.”

my bottom lip as I felt it

was

eyes are piercing the side of my face and I wanted nothing more than for

“I don’t care what you do with anyone Tyler,” I looked at him and I fight my beating heart

want. You’ve always been that way anyway.” I shrugged again

a manwhore, sinking into any hole he

fantasy

of this

and even more stupid fantasies get in the

eyes narrowed on my face and I was sure he was trying to find something that would tell him

his eyes darken and

stiff with a clench.

first place.” He laughed dryly and takes a step back with a shake of his

to you what happened or not. You’d still not take my

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