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Christina and I stuck to our plan. Ever since the night of my breakdown, we’d been figuring out where we would go next. It would still take a few weeks to get everything worked out, but we were quickly narrowing down the list of options. I even called Darla over and asked if she wanted to come with us. Even if it was as a third roommate. I hated to lose contact with her after reconnecting after all this time.I was so happy when she excitedly agreed. The end of her semester was coming up and she would be graduating. So, there was no better time for the change. We just had to figure out where we were going. The process was proving to be the distraction I needed.Still, I had too much pride to let my work slide in the meantime. I was rushing back into the office at the end of the day Friday. I’d had a meeting with one of our contractors at the site outside the city, but I wanted to drop off the documents before the weekend. I’d already sent Lauren home for the day, and the office was pr

He did the one thing I needed him not to.He kissed me.That’s all it took and I was melting. Giving in to his every touch. My hands were in his hair before I could think. My body pressed against his. I knew I had missed this—missed him—but now that he was kissing me again, I don’t know how I survived without him. Tears burned my eyes as I refused to let any other thoughts ruin this moment. Not after fighting for so long to push him away.“Sawyer!”The shout had me jumping out of my skin. Sylas and I pulled apart, turning to see my mother staring at us. Shock and anger written all over her face. My stomach leapt into my throat. Panic and nausea consuming me as I tried to put distance between me and Sylas“Mom… I… it’s not… We…”“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” she snapped, advancing on Sylas. “How dare you touch my daughter?”“Mom…”“Cassandra, she’s an adult,” Sylas insisted. “Just calm down.”“Don’t tell me to calm down,” my mother retorted. “You were just assaulting my da

I knocked on the door gently.“Go away, Sylas,” Sawyer called through the door.So, she knew I was here at least. Without bothering to knock again, I opened the door. Sawyer was sitting on the floor in front of the tall mirror in her room. Dabbing at her face with a cloth.“No,” I told her calmly, letting her know I had no intention of leaving.I crossed the room, sitting down on the floor next to her. Sawyer tried to turn away, but I pulled her between my legs. Caging her in place. With two fingers, I hooked her chin. Gently pulling her face toward me.I pushed down the spike of anger. I’d seen that Cassandra had broken the skin back at the penthouse. It looked worse now that it was starting to bruise around the edges of the cut.“She’s never hit me before. It’s really not that bad,” Sawyer forced out. “It was just those stupid nails she has.”“She still never should have hit you, Sawyer,” I said, gently putting the ice against the bruise.“I know,” she argued with a grimace. “And I’

It had been hard to walk away from Sawyer again but it was what she needed. Despite the events of the evening seeming to subdue things between us, the chemistry between had far from faded. I didn’t want the intensity of being together again to influence her decision. I knew that’s what she was asking for when she asked for space.But it didn’t make the situation less nerve-wracking. Especially as I drove back to my brother’s apartment the following morning. Depending on how this conversation went, Sawyer may end up believing there is no chance for us to be together.Instead of going up the elevator like I normally would, I buzzed the intercom from the parking deck. Dimitri’s face appeared on the small monitor a few moments later. He didn’t look happy to see me. I wasn’t exactly thrilled to see him either. He didn’t even greet me. Instead, he just dinged the elevator open and disconnected the video on the intercom. I rode the elevator up to find Dimitri waiting. He stared at me before

I couldn’t help how my heart skipped a beat when I read his message. Or how the butterflies had returned so intensely. Maybe it was the confrontation with my mother or that justice for Simon was in sight, but I wasn’t having such a hard time thinking about where I would end up next.Christina’s dramatic sigh broke through my thoughts as she pulled her laptop onto her lap and opened it up.“What are you doing?” I asked curiously.“Looking for veterinary positions in Cofield,” she stated calmly.“What… I didn’t…”She lifted a hand. “I know that look,” she said. “I’m still not sure how I feel about it, but… I know that look.”“Chris, I haven’t made my mind up about anything,” I told her.She raised an eyebrow. “Yes, you have,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong. You can always change your mind and I’m still right there with you. But I know you too well. So I might as well get a head start on the job hunt.”I shook my head with a grin. A blush creeping up my cheeks as I thought about what it al