Chapter 0752

Jesse puts his head down, panting, and pushes harder to keep up with Rafe.

Because Jesses's fit, of course - he can beat almost anyone else in Warrior track now that Grant has left the school. But Rafe? He's always been faster. Still, if Jesse pushes a little more, he knows he can keep

up -

But he gasps, almost falling on his ass to avoid slamming into Rafe, who has stopped suddenly in the middle of the forest path that they run every morning.

"Rafe, what the hell!" Jesse stumbles out, tripping over his feet as he works hard to stay upright. "Why did you_"

Rafe turns towards him, the stern set of his mouth, the hurt and anger in his eyes suddenly putting a stop to Jesse's entire train of thought.

"Rafe..." Jesse pants, going still. "What's...wrong?"

"I tried," Rafe says, his voice low and devastated. "I kept it in this entire time that Ari's been sick, and away, because she needed us -"

"Kept what in?"

"It, Jess," Rafe snaps, turning fully towards his cousin now and taking a step towards him. "The fucking truth. But I can't do it anymore - now that Ari's doing better - now that she doesn't need my constant vigilance - I can't -"

Jesse says, stepping towards his cousin, not

you doing

drops open as he stares at Rafe, whose

the fuck does Rafe

over on me, Jess?" Rafe growls, storming forward and forcing Jesse to take several shaky steps back. "Showing up like that, after Ariel had been rejected, when you were supposed to be watching her? Fucking smelling all over of the girl I'm in love with, your clothes all fucked up!? Did you

would be too stupid to notice

fucking think of it - didn't even realize - he'd just wanted to get upstairs as fast as possible, to get to Ariel's

watching

him absolutely, from

tilting to

on his cousin's name as he grabs Jesse's collar, hauling him closer. "How

giving in

rare anger finally starts to take pride of place in his heart,

eyes narrow. "Stop

still, staring at him. "What the fuck did you just

drop his collar. "It's not like that, Rafe. It's a gross way of describing it - I'm not fucking her. I'm in love with

and I are

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