Echo POV An hour later, one long, painful, soul-crushing hour, she finally walks out of the back dressed again in jeans and a hoodie that do nothing to hide how fucking beautiful she is. I am on my feet before my brain catches up.Glitch grabs my arm. “Don’t.”“I'm not touching her,” I snarl, ripping free. “I know the goddamn rules.”I just need her where I can see her, breathe the same air, know she's safe and still mine.I block her path. She stops, looks up, and smiles, soft, real, and mine. My chest cracks open.“Come back to the club.”Her mouth opens, then closes. She's thinking. “Echo, staying away was supposed to make this easier—”“Fuck easy,” I cut in, stepping closer my voice raw. “
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