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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.

his touch burned through my skin and sent tingles from

at him slowly, staring

wasn’t sure a coherent word would

I didn’t think I’d even be able to talk as

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

feels like a

was just my

Karen’s showing

to her place

to hear. I wrench from

cool as I shrugged. “What you do is

don’t owe me

away from him and acted like I was more interested in the books than him. “Whatever arrangement we had is off remember? You don’t owe me anything and

do I care.”

I felt it wobble

emotions I was

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

sure I schooled my face enough, I continued. “I don’t care what you do with anyone Tyler,” I looked at him and I fight my beating heart and my tingling fingers that

anyway.” I shrugged again my throat tighten ing as my

any hole he pleases had

head by a damn fantasy

I should be focusing on was getting the hell out of this neighborhood and making

the game plan. I’ll not let my stupid heart and even more stupid fantasies get in the way of achieving that goal I

my face and I was sure he was trying

none, his eyes darken and his jaw grows

stiff with a clench.

this to you in the first place.” He laughed dryly and takes a step back

if I explained to you what happened or not. You’d still not take my word for

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