Chapter 32: Philip Harrington vs. Troy ‘Travis’ Stanton~ The beat to his heart … Come outside!

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“Shit…” Troy muttered as he swung his legs off his bed and sat up. He looked at his bedside clock and groaned. It was half-past two a.m. and he still hadn’t slept a wink. And all because he couldn’t get a certain grey-eyed hunk out of his mind.

Troy had been tossing and turning since he went to bed after visiting Paul. Maybe it was the bed, he thought as he grabbed the bottle of water on his bedside table. But deep down he knew that his restlessness had nothing to do with his bed. He emptied the bottle and then left his room for the living area, recalling the expression on Jeremy’s face when he dropped him off earlier. His brother had looked amused for some reason. As though he thought his decision to sleep at home was silly. Troy was beginning to understand his brother’s silly behaviour. That damn mate mark was messing him up.

He went to lie on one of the couches in the living area and stared at nothing. He wished he could simply close his eyes and sleep but thanks to that damn “