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He was my nemesis, and I didn’t want to fix him, I

reminded myself.

“What do you want?” he asked, his voice low and hard. A

shiver ran down my spine, and I stood up straighter, hiding

the obvious effect he had on me and my body.

“Just wondering if you need a tampon. Or, do you

already have one stuffed up your ass? Is that why you’re so

grumpy?”

“For fuck’s sake,” Maddox grumbled.

“Ah. Definitely shark week.” I waited for him to snap, but

he only gritted his teeth together, so hard I wondered how

his jaw didn’t crack under the pressure. “It’s okay, you’ll

eventually get used to all the messy hormones. If you need

any advice on how to deal with it, I can make a PowerPoint

for you.”

“Not in the mood for your pranks, Garcia.”

“You love my pranks.”

My stomach dipped when his chest rumbled with a low

growl. “Get out of my way.”

He tried to walk past me, but I was having none of that.

Could be my curiosity or my stubbornness, but I wasn’t

ready for him to leave.

I sidestepped into his path. Maddox squared his wide

shoulders, standing taller, and his eyes narrowed on me.

“Move.” There was a warning in his voice, but I chose to

ignore it.

“Are you okay?” I asked before I could stop myself.

I told myself I wasn’t worried nor did I care, but still…

the question popped out before I thought it over.

Maddox leaned down toward me, bringing our faces

closer and crowding into me. I fidgeted with the straps of

my school bag, holding myself in place and refusing to step

back. He didn’t intimidate me.

“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you care, Garcia.” My

breath caught in my throat when our eyes made contact.

He held me there, in the moment, before he flashed me a

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