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as H

her lady right in f

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finally did, I saw the shock in his eyes-only for a moment-b

tions got the best of me whe

s Bri

y's collea

st friends, and I st

e willing to throw away everything we had!?"

I ever think I'd be able to deal with you? And the

y word-with so much hate

d it all

s forming in my throat as I

oing on, huh?" I asked, a

return the ring and be on your way," Britney s

er as I took off the ring that

ut stopped myself when Harry immediately s

her. Just do as she said. Leave.

ad to say before I sent a punch h

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cy'

'll make sure you lose all your te

finger and hurled it at

t of sight that the pain

had been shattered i

n the sobs that erupted fro

l I couldn't

e address of the bar I had been at before Har

outside the bar, unsure of w

arry had been my home, an

ned and went back inside,

tail," I told

hen a

anot

room began to spin so fa

heart, numbed the betrayal th

t even lift the gl

nd when I finally attempted to s

whelming, and I felt m

ound, a pair of strong arms

ring into the most breathtaking

amber flecks within them, making

sked, his voice cutt

d myself up as a wave of

eel okay at all. It feels li

to hear me over th

gh, you shouldn't be alone like th

n and looked a

t st

act that he was literally holding me uprigh

nd, too calm, and I

t it made m

ng me toward a table in the corner, hi

the seat, he hel

u sober up. Then yo

stared at him, letting his presence be the one st

e an anchor

returned with his order-a

glass after another, until he wa

order his fourth drink, s

ed, "the room's still spinning, b

d just poured for himself and tilte

me but said nothing as

three more bottles, and soo

gl

bo

and

und by pain

scina

he more I couldn't

ike that?" he asked, catching me

n sound that barel

hing that's not spinning a

ut and pulled the glass away from

need to st

lt like musi

d it, the concern tuck

asked, the question leaving my

se take me out of h

rward, everything darke

ssed

-

on'

e to stop her head from s

it in my hand, lowe

was she doin

way from her face and finally too

autiful-tr

bore the lines of hear

ightly parted as if she'd been on the v

my pocket, dragging

and pulle

as T

answered

n? You disappeared on me," Troy s

ed, my eyes still on the

ou've gotta get back in the game. We ca

. But tonight, I couldn't

I muttered. "I'll take the ea

d argue. I wasn't in the

inside me h

the alcoh

dded to the storm alre

ked to the counter

I hes

-still passed out, still h

nyone here. That

too. It was the

ake her with

even know

n't even know where to take h

find her. So

e bar, the night air biting against my ski

hat girl got under

g this wouldn't be the last