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Chapter Twenty-One
"Really?" he whispers, his voice low and even.
"Yes," I nod. "Get me away from these people."
He nods, pulling me closer to him, instinctively.
"Not leaving so soon, are we?" a familiar voice asks, causing my blood to chill inside my veins.
I feel sick as I turn around, seeing Eli smirking at me.
"Eli," Miles grunts through gritted teeth.
"Hi Isobel, how are you?" he asks me, his tone playful and polite.
I decide not to answer. Mainly, because Miles is gripping my hand so tight, that it is painful.
"I've missed a lot," he says with a grin. "You two, rekindling your old flame? I would say I'm surprised, but we all knew it was bound to happen."
"What are you doing here?" Miles asks him, his tone warning.
"Thought I would visit my good friends," he replies breezily, the soft wind tousling his hair. "And maybe kick your ass, but it looks like someone beat me to it."
He lethargically gestures to Mi
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I stare down at the helmet in his hand, chewing at my lip."You're not scared, are you?" he smirks and I try not to show any fear."The last time I was on a motorbike, Finn and I collided. I got petrol all over me," I grumble and shudder at the less-then-fond memory from when we were ten."Don't worry, I'll be in control," he promises me with a wink.I exhale somewhat deeply as I take the helmet. I jam it down onto my head, the tips of my ears folding. I let out a yelp and fumble to fix them. Miles chuckles, shaking his head at me as if having expected something like that to happen.I can hear my own breath in my ears as I do up the chin strap and adjust the beyond-heavy helmet. I feel if I lean too far to one side, I will fall over. He silently passes me a pair of gloves. I do up the velcro and look down at my outfit, glad I settled with a pair of tight jeans and a warm jacket."Ready?" he asks and I struggle to hear as my hea
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"Isobel!"His voice is loud, which means he must only be steps behind me. I push my legs to go faster, even though I know I can never outrun him."Wait!" he insists, his fingers curling around my wrist. He reefs me back and I stumble back from the force. He steadies me quickly and I glare down at the ground, my chest heaving."What?" I spit through my teeth, desperately trying to keep my eyes from pooling."You can't believe that I would do that," he says with disbelief, his hand tightening. "I just confessed mylovefor you. Why would I throw that all away, for some girl I don't even know?""I don't know Miles, because you like to torture me?" I exclaim, whirling around to face him. "You're angry at me for pushing you out? You want me to experience the kind of hurt we put you through?" I am yelling at this point, I am crying and I am humiliated beyond words.His shoulders sag. "I don't blame you for cutting
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