REBECCA'S POVWhat was the essence of knocking when you already barged in, just like he always does? Kendrick Reyes, why can't you just stay away from me?"I don't want to see you," I said bluntly, taking a deep breath.Hopefully, he'll take the hint and just stay the fuck away, but as always, this man loved to test my patience, and surprisingly, it was growing thinner by every minute we spent together.If he wasn't Jessica's brother—and well, he had helped me a few times… not just a few times, he saved my life countless times.I turned away from him when the memory of the way he held me that day at the elevator when we got stuck burned through my head. I gulped as my heart started to race.His alluring scent twirled through my nostrils, and his presence overshadowed mine. And before I could look up at Kendrick, his hand had already found my chin. "What's going through your mind, Becca?"He was so close but not too close—yet more than enough to make me hold my fists together like my
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