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MIAIt's been an hour since Rhett left my room, and it's already eight-thirty in the evening. The clubhouse is still alive with activity, though. There are lights everywhere.I should be sleeping.Instead, I'm sitting on the edge of my bed, staring at nothing while Saint's words replay in my head.‘Rhett is an angel you don't know’ *The devil you know is better than the angel you don't*I close my eyes and press my fingers against my temples. I don't want to think about Saint no matter how hard I try to push his words away.I think about what happened earlier, when he followed me into this room and kissed me against the wall. I'd pulled away from him as though his touch burned, and when he asked if I was afraid of him, I'd looked away instead of answering.The truth is that I'd been feeling nauseous even before he touched me. I wanted him to leave because I was struggling to keep the contents of my stomach down, and I was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he'd notice something was

MIA “Is there someone else you're trying to protect?” For a moment, I forget how to breathe. Rhett stands in front of me, watching my face with those sharp eyes that make me feel as though every lie I have ever told is written across my forehead. He hasn't raised his voice and that makes this worse. He is simply waiting for an answer, confident that if he gives me enough time, I will eventually tell him the truth. I cannot do that. My hand almost moves to my stomach before I catch myself. I fold both hands together in my lap instead, pressing my fingers tightly against each other to stop them from shaking. “No,” I say. The answer comes out too quickly. Rhett's eyes narrow slightly, and I hate that he notices everything. “No, there's no one else, or no, you aren't trying to protect someone?” “Both.” I force myself to meet his gaze. “I'm not protecting anyone, Rhett. I just don't want to spend the rest of my life here.” “Then why two months?” “Because that's how long I need.”

MIAI glare at him, but the effect is ruined by the heat spreading across my cheeks.“Goodnight.”I turn before he can say anything else and head for the door, determined to get as far away from him as possible before I do something even more foolish than kissing him back. I am halfway down the corridor when I finally allow myself to breathe properly.What on earth was I thinking?I kissed Rhett. I actually kissed him, and the worst part is that I wanted to. I wanted him close enough to touch me, wanted to feel his mouth against mine again, and for a few reckless seconds, I forgot everything that should have stopped me.I forgot Saint. I even forgot the secret I am carrying, the one reason I cannot afford to let myself become careless with my my body.I press my lips together, as though that will somehow erase the memory of his kiss.It doesn't.By the time I reach my room, I am thoroughly annoyed with myself. I close the door behind me, cross the room, and sink onto the bed with a h

MIAMy stomach twists.Slowly, I turn toward him.He's watching me from behind his desk, his expression calm in a way that makes me far more nervous than if he'd simply frowned."What?""Sit down."I hesitate before lowering myself back into the chair.Rhett rests his forearms on the desk and studies me for a moment. I keep my eyes on the papers in front of him, hoping he'll get straight to whatever he wants to say so I can leave.Instead, he asks, "What's wrong with you?"My head lifts. "Nothing.""Nothing?""Yes."He tilts his head slightly."Then why have you been avoiding looking at me since you walked through that door?"My heart stumbles.For one horrible second, I'm certain he knows.He knows what I was imagining, and why looking at him now feels like the most embarrassing thing I've ever had to do.But that's impossible.He can't know. Can he? I know he's too smart but he possibly can't.I force myself to shrug. "I'm not avoiding you.""No?""No.""Interesting."His mouth curv

RHETT"Serena."She laughs softly and closes the door behind her."Am I not allowed in Black Reign anymore?""You are. That doesn't explain why you're here without calling first.""Perhaps I wanted to surprise you."She says it with a sweet smile, then walks around my desk as though she's done it a hundred times before.Before I can ask another question, she rises onto her toes and presses a kiss to my cheek."I missed you."I exhale slowly, exhausted"Hello to you too."She laughs and rests her hands on my shoulders for a moment."Honestly, Rhett, what happened to you? It's been two years. Two whole years since you last called me to go anywhere, and I can't remember the last time you invited me out for one of your little adventures.""Little adventures?""You know what I mean." She gives my shoulder a playful squeeze. "Dinner, drinks, a night out. Anything. You used to know how to have fun.""I still know how to have fun.""Really? Because from where I'm standing, you look like a man