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p, woodsy scent

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to his elbows, revealing the faint blue veins on his pale forearms. The top two button

young, arrogant fac

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to her freshman year, the

black laptop bag slung casually over his

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bout it once, but he'

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w Liam' s going to tu

him

rejection from her past

e mockingly playful: "I' m

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wig? That you weren' t inte

. He' d held her close, his low chuckle sending shivers down

r and whispered ho

ve you" whispered in passio

n she had loved for six years, the

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nt of her was comp

ists at her sides, the back of

in Economics for him, given up a prestigious postgraduate program at Oxford t

come her en

, that world h

yes. Loving Liam was a habit etched into her very bones, but sh

lse chase him

nted to say... yo

ear and bright, loud eno

still for a

meone burst

girls use lame tricks

ll reject her, so she' s trying to

s eyes lifting in a lazy, mocking smile. "Oh? Of all the parts of my body you

e was no

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dn' t tell it was a man' s cro

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good game. He' ll re

mbers? He' ll just h

ped. He took two steps forward, closing the distance betw

t know what game

as overwhelming. Hailey stepped back,

oice called o

is Liam Vande

from a local florist holdi

e sunlight, a heart-shape

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t and elegant, clearly

st picture Hailey, hunched over a desk, pen in

ted slightly. He looked at

evid

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forward and to

and crumpled the heart-s

e tossed it into a

s entire demeanor tur

could tell that Liam seemed to be in

fess, so why does Li

' s definitely, absolutely, posit

t all. She was

hought the sam

s met L

standing before him had red-rimmed eyes, the

r Liam. He glanced at two figur

teps forward as Liam' s low voice r

ely understood.

s uncomfortable being

gry face and quickly

ley, his gaze deep. "N

barrassed for

r nose stinging, h

s thin lips moved

I' m the asshole who

d a tear fr

e same. Forever