pte

t's

member me last n

ucking

you expect me to for

y hips. The wild look in her eyes when sh

even though I thought it was the mo

now. Not when Micah was back in town, and I wa

, and played along through

me to the gym downtown, and insist

saw him, and when he told me to come stay at his p

strid. That was when I got a text from Micah about re

ze focused on Micah who punched a bag l

ct with...um...what did you call it again?" I ru

oup." Micah r

That's the one

y keep screwing up, but they need us more t

lips curled

look. "What about you? You'

mm

ssed beneath my breath. "I

y. "She blew up y

tried to. But

did

s neck. "Still not interested? She was eyeing y

e." I ignored Micah's laughter aga

h chuckled as he finished punching

lied as I gave the treadmill th

mirror and took a

cking irresistible.' I sta

ade me shift my gaze back to him and d

m, and shrugge

ister's li

d I even tho

till, I'm going to pair you up with L

u try to ever pair me with anyone, I'm g

Micah sn

gain and moved to

ng low. I drove back alone. Micah had to meet someone,

ehind me. The living room smelled like lemon cleaner and fresh

ar the stairs, and headed

re seeme

riend of hers, Talia. But when I passed the hallway tow

eard so

A wh

fr

ame

d. And a low

thinking. The door creak

ath st

shorts, the other clutching her phone like she was staring at something.

" she w

u

. My blood ran cold. She didn't se

curved, her body trembling softly. Her hair spilled around her face, the

ardened i

ok away. I

I di

ed Astrid Cole break before me–silently, beautiful

nfession, her gaze still pinn

Was it what I

t take it

, slow and

and filled with shock the se

d been burned. She threw her phone off and

choked out. "What th

ough," I

ps parted and eye

the edge of the bed. Astrid held the

he gasped like I'd passed infor

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