![]() I continue quickly, “But you gotta understand that my obsession with her started a long time ago, when I was a kid, and the mind distorts things. I was going to hurt her.” His intake of breath lets me know he’s pissed at me. But that line teetered when I met the real her, compared to my mind’s version of her.” Nox is a good guy, and one of the rare people I work with that I trust. You know that saying there’s a thin line between love and hate? I hated her. “I’ve always loved her, in a really f**ked up way. “Your dumbass went and fell in love with her.” A statement. I spit, “Julius needs to mind his own f**king business!” Nox sighs, “Julius doesn’t see it that way.” I grit my teeth and count to ten.īreathing deeply, I assure him, “Regardless of what Julius thinks, she’s my girl. My blood pressure soars through the roof. ![]() So you could say I’m a little worried about her, seeing as you’ve claimed her.” Nox sighs, “Just…don’t get pissed, okay? But Julius called and…” Motherfuck! “And he might’ve mentioned that this girl was in danger.” Sitting in my desk chair, my brow furrows at his tone, “What’s the problem here?” Silence, then a restrained, “Glad it worked out.” Once I close the office door behind me, I tell him honestly. ![]() Standing, I wink at Lexi and mouth, ‘important’ before taking off upstairs to my office. ![]() I hadn’t heard from you since you asked me to track down that girl. ![]()
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