I just stood there, staring at him like he’d suddenly switched languages.“You can’t go home,” he’d said.Like he had the right. Like he had any say in anything about me.I laughed one of those ugly, shaky laughs that only come out when you’re seconds from losing your mind.“Zayden, stop. Please. I’m going home. I’m not… I’m not doing this with you.”He didn’t blink. He didn’t even flinch. He just gave me that long, assessing look of his, like he was reading every stupid thought I tried to hide.“You’re not safe,” he said again, softer this time.Almost like he hated saying it.“I’m fine,” I shot back, even though my voice cracked halfway and made me sound like a liar.“You’re not.”He stepped closer, and my stupid heart malfunctioned for a second.“And I’m not letting you walk back into that house tonight.”“Oh my God,” I muttered, spinning away from him, running my fingers through my hair like that’d magically fix how insane everything felt. “You don’t get t
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