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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 stomach to

him slowly, staring at him

I wait for him to continue speaking but I wasn’t sure a coherent

even be able to

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

feels like

perhaps that was

showing around

I went to her

to hear. I

as I shrugged. “What

You don’t owe

acted like I was more interested in the books than him. “Whatever arrangement

do I care.”

into my bottom lip as I felt it wobble a

I was

I wanted nothing

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

you want. You’ve always been that way anyway.” I shrugged again my throat tighten

was a manwhore, sinking into any hole he

damn fantasy that would never happen

on was getting the hell out of this neighborhood and

more stupid fantasies get in the way of achieving that

narrowed on my face and I was sure he was trying to find

he found none, his eyes darken and his jaw grows

stiff with a clench.

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

You’d still not take my word for it because you see me as nothing more than a

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