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believ

hat miserable Asheville airport. All to fi

audacity to

o sorry you ha

ct you to have a modicum of self-respect, Finn. That woman is

make out with you ins

hat," Finn

. That's why she spends her life trying to control

the plan here, Finn? Sneak around behind her fiancé's back? Sc

e. Her engagement ring flashes in the light, something o

Hunter," Finn says,

o, I'm not. Where did

ust k

n I should call

tly what it

ht now? The wedding

from Finn's face in rea

nd it makes me mad. Wh

e, cheating self out o

smiles.

dangling yourself in front of him, knowing he's too in love w

to do about it? Scold me to death? Jeez. E

ce," I snarl, stepping tow

over. Maybe if you were as hot and as ski

ge fo

ox cat

wrap around my waist like steel bands, pullin

me, Knox

do that

ing me strength. "I'm going to ge

Kitten. Le

e hell would I

themselves. Your presence is only going to mak

scream. But he's right. A

him pull

and broken as he pleads with Delilah not

eel like I've been set on fire from the i

side me, str

are?" he says. "You were making

what o

re in love

figure that out? "I'm not

ox says lazily. "

king about? Did h

yes. "Does he have to? We only just met today, and

The room suddenly feels too small, the air too thin. "Well, you're

ig

not,

s you sleep at

alling

? Kit

nning for the front door. Finn is chasing after her like the goddamn simp he is. They b

follow them, but Knox-being the trouble

m with me?" I hiss,

ng something stupid i

about yours, or you'd be calling Hunter right

er doesn't know? She's been

s open. "Are

ow does she have such

ey all wrap around me, making it impossible to think clearly. It's an odd sensation, so odd that I don't even know what to call it. All I can say is I'm pain

his jaw tight with frustration. Delilah, on the other hand, looks calm. I can't hear what they're saying, but I don't need to.

ood view from here. This way, you won't interfere in their business. We can even gossip abo

ish his breath is, how it rai

w she's leaving hi

l never let her go. They're soulmates. Toxic on

watched this drama play out too many times to count. Un

s marrying someone else. Your so

the wedding

urse i

wo

"What do you mean by that? A

they are. They break up, they make

riously hoping that your frien

s tone is so casual, so nonchalant. I want to slap that smug look off

ve this? Does he deserve to be c

my answer to that q

u to act lik

k I don't

d be chasing Delilah out

uld I d

he's your

ho is obviou

ve? Maybe you've never been in love before, so you don't know what it look

he same as the feelings you have for Fin