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Chapter 37: Not Enough

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MELANIE

I scrambled up from the pavement like there was fire on my ass, my heart racing as I wet my swollen lips with my tongue. Derek rose beside me, breathing hard, one hand awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck like he didn’t know what to do with himself.

“Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here?” Dalton growled through gritted teeth, glaring from me to Derek and back again. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you, Melanie, and I found you out here… doing this?”

“Dad,” I said, tryi
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