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what I think it is?”
He raised his hands up in mock surrender, and I plopped
back on my bed. My whole body was shaking. “I can’t open
it, Maddox.”
“Lila,” he started.
“No, I can’t.” My stomach twisted with nausea. “I think
I’m going to be sick.”
“Lila, I don’t think they send out rejection letters.”
Maddox rubbed a hand over his face, and I could tell he
was fighting back a smile. What an asshole. He was
laughing as I freaked out. I was a little miffed.
“How about I open it?” he suggested.
I popped up and bounced off the bed like a jack-in-thebox.
“Yes! You do it!”
Shoving the envelope in his hand, I paced the length of
my room. Sweat beaded my forehead, and I swiped it away.
Maddox tore open the envelope, and my stomach
churned harder. Oh God, I really was about to throw up.
My eyes closed, and I reminded myself to breathe.
The sound of him opening the envelope filled the room.
My heart thudded, and I inhaled… exhaled…
“Open your eyes,” he said, his voice sounding closer to
me. He was standing right in front of me because I felt the
heat coming off him. The closeness of him helped… calm
me.
I squeezed my eyes close.
“Eyes on me, Lila,” Maddox demanded more forcefully,
his voice deep and thick. “Now.”
Helpless against his command, my eyes snapped open,
and I tearfully stared up at him.
He was… smiling.
My knees weakened, and I grasped his arm to stay
upright.
“Congratulations, Lila Garcia.”
The breath I’d been holding shuddered out of me.
Maddox waved the letter at me. “You’re about to go to