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oversized black hoodie swishing against my thighs

den door behind him. He looked entirely unaffected by

on," he

nging as my fingers gripped the hard pla

essly on either side of the machine. He gripped the handlebars, his bare forearms flexing, the da

told him about the quiz. "

ocking onto mine. "I told you. I know everything abo

e. I quickly shoved the helmet over my head, buckled the strap, and climbed onto th

. He grabbed my wrists, and y

e engine's idle. "Unless you want t

ipped his waist tighter, burying my face into the leather of his jacket. He was a monster who had just beaten a bo

iron gates of Legacy Thorn

llian drove straight into campus. Students walking

"Killian, stop! People are watch

t right in front of the main library steps-t

ping the helmet off my head. My long blac

Fres

library steps. Jason was nursing a coffee, a dark smirk on his face. Lucian was tossi

toward us. His steps were erratic, loose. "She's wearing

s voice dropping into that terrifyin

e. He leaned closer to me, whispering just loud enough for Killian to hear. "You look tired

an and I. "Speak to her that way again and I will for

rned on his heel and walked a

llian commanded, not tur

bed my backpack, shoved past Jason, an

, a hand gripped my arm, pulling me into a side alcove. I gasped

, my heart hammeri

tight, "Winter and I were sick with worry. And now you show up

eeves down to cover my bandaged hands. "I got caught up in some project wor

t you need to talk to us. I just saw you

Not sayi

us, winter and I are always here for you. Go

y. I can't go back to the dorm now so

paled with anger. She didn't say a word. She ju

e anonymous campus foru

ause the biker king brought her to class. Let's see ho

n my throat. The r

ng you to class this morning ? Hazel, Conner is in the campus infirmary with a broke

choked out, tears of humiliation burnin

rip tightening on my wrist. "We show them th

erstand. If you interfere, he will destroy me. He has

secrets from me now? After everything we went through back home? Fine

nd moved to a seat on the complete

ssroom pressing down on me. I looked down at my ph

ight. Bring the edited chapter