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But he cheated on me, after I let him inside my body.

That hurt me.

And I had been furious.

I wasn’t ‘crying’ because he broke my heart. They were

angry tears, at him… and myself, because I trusted the

wrong guy.

I felt foolish, but I didn’t think Maddox would react the

way he did. Everything happened so fast, and before I

could have grabbed him, he was already out of the door.

Then I walked in on him beating the shit out of Landon,

not that I cared if my ex was hurt or not. But Maddox was

wounded too and that guilt became much harder to bear.

When the cops came, it took everything in me not to beg

them to take me with them. Goddamn it, I’d sit in a dirty

cell with Maddox if it meant he wasn’t alone behind those

bars and I was with him.

Landon was pressing charges. His precious girlfriend

attacked me after the cops left and her sharp nails have left

a nasty mark on my arm. I returned the favor by punching

her boobs before Colton pulled me off her and dragged me

out of the apartment as I cursed them through their next

lives.

My door creaked open, snapping me out of my thoughts,

and I squeezed my eyes shut. There was a relieved sigh,

and I peered at the door from behind my comforter.

“She’s asleep,” Riley said softly to the person behind

her. Probably Colton.

I was right, because a second later, his hushed voice

came through. “Good. It’s been a long night for all of us.”

The door closed, and I sank back into my soft mattress.

My body was still tense, and I couldn’t find a comfortable

position.

It was a long time before I fell into a restless sleep.

Hours later, I jolted away when my bed dipped under a

heavy weight. Someone settled behind me and a strong arm

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