Scarlett POVJaxen smiled while talking, and his expression seemed nearly delighted.Thereafter, he spread his arms wide. Clearly, he was waiting for a hug.I pressed my right hand against his chest and gave him a solid poke.“I’ve been feeling drained for several days. I beg you, don’t cause me to waste the little energy I have left on yelling at you.”Instead of taking the hint, Jaxen wrapped his arms around me anyway.“Jaxen Hale, there is a limit to how far you can push me.”He’d already treated my home like a place he could come and go from as he pleased. Now he was getting handsy, too.“I have a limit,” he said calmly. “This is me respecting it.”I stared at him. Was he serious?“I’ll help you.”Before I could argue, Jaxen took hold of my suitcase and wheeled it toward my room.For all I knew, h
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