made him look haggard.
He moved her hand away, turning to go
inside. “I’m fine, go.”
Anya was upset, “Are you waiting for
Summer? She won’t come back.
“She’s transferred her job.”
Chad spun around, “What did you say?”
Anya was scared, “She transferred abroad,
and she has a boyfriend.”
“How do you know?” he asked sternly.
“Summer posted on Instagram, Mark knows too.”
Chad grabbed a bottle of alcohol and threw it. The glass shattered.
Shards bounced back, cutting his skin and
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Anya’s neck.
Anya sobbed, hugging him, “Chad, don’t, I’m
scared.”
He had Anya show him her Instagram.
After a while, his anger subsided.
“No, I’ve seen her lover; that man isn’t her boyfriend.”
Mark had shown him the picture before, but he hadn’t looked closely, assuming Katie was just being childish.
He laughed, “She used that photo to make
me come find her. Fine, I’ll give her that out.”
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Chad easily found my work address.
A colleague called to warn me.
A man had been asking about me.
I knew it was Chad from the description, but I
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didn’t care.
I hung up, wanting to sleep. Finn’s arm
wrapped around my neck, pulling me close.
His back was against mine.
His husky voice was in my ear, “You still care
about him.”
I was sleepy and didn’t want to talk.
But he demanded an answer, his body closer.
“If he comes for you, will you go with him?”
His hands were restless; I was no longer
sleepy, holding his hands.
“What do you think?”
“I don’t know.”
I sighed, pinching his ear, “Finn, what are we
doing?”
His gaze burned; he whispered two words in
my ear.
I pushed him away, embarrassed.
“So you still think I’ll go with him?”
He didn’t speak, just looked at me. The
answer was obvious.
I ran out of patience, got dressed, and left. Exhaustive relationships made me tired. I didn’t want
