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He slapped me on the back and nodded. “Thanks, man. I

owe you one.”

“You owe a lot. Pretty sure you live at my place more

than yours.”

He grinned. “I’d say you were goddamn lucky you didn’t

have to deal with a psycho girlfriend, but I can’t complain.

She’s the best thing in my life.”

I didn’t need a girlfriend.

Lila Garcia was already the best thing in my life.

As Jaxon jogged away, my ringtone blasted through the

pocket of my black slacks. I held back a growl of annoyance

and checked the screen. I picked up the phone after seeing

it was Riley calling. “What?”

“Lila has been locked in her room for the last two hours;

she won’t come out, and I think she’s crying. That asshole.

Landon, it’s him. You need to come because Lila isn’t

opening the door for me,” she rattled out in one breath.

“Maddox! Are you listening?”

I was already sprinting toward our apartment. “I’m

coming,” I growled.

Red, hot anger coursed through my veins, and I

swallowed it down, but it grew in my belly. I felt it

pounding through my blood, vicious and brutal.

If Landon had caused my Lila any pain… if he hurt her…

I took the stairs two at a time, stumbling in my haste,

but I couldn’t find myself to care. The door to her

apartment was opened, so I hustled inside. Riley was

pacing the length of their living room, worry etched over

her face. Colton was leaning against the wall, also looking a

bit pensive. That was the only time I had seen the two of

them in the same room without being at each other’s

throat.

“Maddox,” Riley said, looking relieved at the sight of me.

I walked past her and stood in front of Lila’s bedroom.

The door was locked, like Riley said.

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