Chapter 0208

Seeing it hurt me in ways I couldn’t have imagined before.

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He’d kissed me in the hallway. He’d almost kissed me in self–defense practice.

I hadn’t considered he would be kissing other people too.

“Piper…” he said again, softer.

I couldn’t even bear to look at him. I turned my shoulder to him and dropped my gaze to the floor.”

Please go clean up. Then we can talk.”

He was rarely uncertain, but he shifted awkwardly on his feet now. “Very well. I’ll be right back.” He

turned toward the door, and I did not look up again until he had walked through it.

Both Mark and Charlotte were looking at me. I felt judged.

Charlotte glanced away but Mark didn’t. He didn’t say anything, didn’t even hold an expression, but I

feel his disapproval radiating off of

heart,

been doing it with, he had dropped all of

was okay. In order of his

best of a bad situation. I knew, maybe better than anyone, the amount of pressure he

unkind

your handkerchief?” I asked Mark.

into his pocket and then produced a soft blue folded bit of

you’ll excuse me a moment,” I said, and rushed

far. He was only a few steps down the hallway,

sleeve, “Damn it

approached behind him.

turned. His

the handkerchief and wiped away the remaining

lips and chin

still as

sorry,” I said. “It’s not my place to keep you from the other girls. But when I thought of you with

monotone. His face, impassive. He gave nothing

deny it out of sheer embarrassment, but I

  1. I know it’s unfair to want to keep you for myself, when we both know we

you with one of

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