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When I tried to grab his hand again, to stop him from
walking away and shutting me out, he swiveled around
without warning, and I almost fell into him My lips parted
with a silent gasp when he grabbed my arm in an
unyielding grip and slammed me against the wall. Maddox
towered over me, his jaw clenching and his eyes darkening.
He looked like a raging warrior, riding into battle with the
promise of death in his gaze.
His head lowered, and his breath caressed over my lips.
“Tell anyone about this and I. Will. Ruin. You. Lila,” he
warned, his tone thick with threat.
“I would never…” I breathed as my body went cold.
He bared his teeth with a low growl, silencing me. “It’s
been harmless fun between us, but, trust me, breathe a
word about this to anyone else, I will make sure you’re
never able to walk through the halls of Berkshire again
without wanting to cower and hide away in fear.”
“Maddox, listen. I–”
My heart stuttered, and I forgot what I was about to say
when his hand slid up my arm, and he wrapped it around
my neck. His fingers tightened around the base of my
throat, but it wasn’t a punishing grip. It didn’t hurt, but it
was a silent promise, a warning, a deadly threat.
“I will ruin you. You’ll beg for mercy, and I will show you
none, Lila.” His voice was a sharp sword carelessly slicing
through me.
Maddox pushed away from me as Mr. Johnson walked
out of the storage room.
“Everything okay here?” he asked, his gaze going back
and forth between Maddox and I.
Maddox swore under his breath, loud enough for me to
hear before he stomped away.
In the opposite direction of the class.
He was… leaving?
My voice caught in my throat as I watched him walk out
of the building, the double doors closing behind him with a