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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.

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

slowly, staring

continue speaking but I wasn’t sure a

I’d even be

me deeply, switching between my eyes and my lips. “Layla,” When he breathed out my name,

feels like a

perhaps that was just my

showing around doesn’t mean

went to her place

to hear. I wrench from

I shrugged. “What you

owe me

tear my eyes away from him and acted like I was more interested in the books than him. “Whatever arrangement

do I care.”

as I felt it wobble a bit

emotions I was

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

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

body 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

manwhore, sinking into any hole he pleases had been his specialty

a damn fantasy that would never happen was

the hell out of this neighborhood and making sure I

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

he was trying to find something that

found none, his eyes darken

stiff with a clench.

came to explain this to you in the first place.” He

still not take my word for it because you see me as nothing more than a guy who likes

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