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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.

chest furiously as his touch burned through my skin and sent tingles from my

over at him slowly, staring at him

but I wasn’t sure a coherent word would slip out of my

even be able to talk as

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

feels like

perhaps that was just my

Karen’s showing around doesn’t mean

went to her place last

to hear. I wrench from

shrugged. “What you do is

don’t owe me

away from him and acted like I was more interested in the books than

do I care.”

I

I was hell bent on

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

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

always been that way anyway.” I shrugged again my throat tighten ing as

manwhore, sinking into any hole he pleases had been his

all up in my head by a damn fantasy that would never happen

was getting the hell out of

plan. I’ll not let my stupid heart and even more stupid fantasies

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

found none, his eyes darken and his

stiff with a clench.

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

take my word for it because you see

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