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The only woman I’d ever loved was here—in a damned war zone—and she was wearing another man’s ring. She was going to be another man’s wife.
“I thought you were in New York,” I finally managed to say, my voice coming out like it had been scraped over the pavement a dozen times. Where no one is actively trying to blow you up. “Yeah?” She arched a brow and hefted the slipping pack up to her shoulder. “Funny, because I thought you were dead. Guess we were both wrong.”
“I’m headed to basic training at Fort Benning.
jail
“Don’t forget your phone,” I said just before the attendant said the same over the intercom. “It has to be on airplane mode.” “Don’t have a phone, so I’m good there.” He flashed me a smile, then winced, running his tongue over the split in his lip. “What happened there?” I motioned to my own lip. “If you don’t mind me asking this time.” His smile fell. “I had a slight disagreement with someone. It’s a long story.” He reached for the seat in front of him and took out a paperback from the pocket—Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer. He was a reader? This guy just kept getting hotter. I took the hint
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Why the hell was my brain my own worst enemy?
We crossed the street, and his fingers skimmed my lower back as he switched places with me on the sidewalk, walking closer to the street.
yassss
“I’m done hearing you don’t want to talk.” He reached for my arm and got a good grip on the upper part. “I just flew all the way—” he started, abruptly halting when Nate ripped him away. Jeremy’s body slammed against the wall beside me as Nate put his forearm against Jeremy’s windpipe.
mhhmmhmhmhmmh
Oh, and the death sentence to every potential Isabeau Astor suitor—he’s available.”
ykw same
But I’d found out over the last year that my type was now Isabeau Astor. Not just blonde. Not just brown eyes. Not only quick wits and an infectious laugh. Not just a tendency to talk about fourteen subjects at once through lips softer than silk. Only the complete package of Izzy seemed to do it for me. No one else. I’d fallen for her a little harder with every letter, every secret she shared, every time she made me laugh. And it wasn’t that I hadn’t had offers while we were in the sandbox, or that I’d deluded myself into thinking she was back here waiting for me, especially after I’d told her
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but I can’t seem to stop myself, which is why I broke up with Luke—” Luke. Didn’t know him and already fucking loathed him.
“Why would you want to?” “Because I’m in love with you!” I shouted, then gasped, covering my mouth with both hands. Shit, that was not supposed to come out. His eyes flared. “Isabeau, no.”
oh for the luv
Nate and I had waited so long to take our shot that we’d missed it.
me worst fear sometimes
