BrandonThe locker room door clicked shut behind her. The muffled echoes of the gym felt a million miles away. Rhea stood there, eyes wide, taking in the blood on my knuckles and the way my chest still heaved like I’d run a marathon instead of beating a guy half to death.I didn’t think. I just stood up, crossed the space between us in two strides, and pulled her into me. Hard. My arms locked around her like she was the only solid thing left in the world.She stiffened immediately, hands pushing at my chest. “Brandon—”“Please,” I rasped against her hair. The word came out broken and raw. “Just let me.”For a second she fought it, her palms flat against me, trying to create distance. Then something in her softened. Her hands slid up, curled into my shirt, and she let me hold her. Her breath hitched against my neck, warm and steadying, and slowly the tremor in my arms started to ease. She always knew how to pull me back from the edge, even when I didn't deserve it.I tilted her c
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