“Stop! You’re hurting her!” Nico calls out in a panic. I wiggle my way out of Rafael’s hold, but only because my butt rubs against something it shouldn’t have. Something that felt way bigger and firmer than expected. Oh shit! We both try to speak at the same time. “You were—” “I wasn’t—” Neither one of us gets a chance to finish our sentence before Nico rushes over to me and throws his arms around my legs. “I’m sorry, Ellie! They didn’t listen to me when I told them to stop!” I comb through his sweaty strands of hair. “It’s not your fault that your dad used me as a shield.” Nico glares at
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