“Are you alright, Adelaide?” I asked instead, focusing on her. She looked worn. Her hair was mussed like she’d used her hands to scrape it back. “Of course, do I not look it?” she sniffed, and I couldn’t stop the wide smile that crept over my face at her snark. “You always look beautiful, but that wasn’t what I was referring to. Somebody tried to shoot you, that would rattle anybody.” A slight flush rose on the apples of her cheeks, and I bit my tongue to stop triumphant glee showing on my face. Not once. Not in two months had she blushed like that for fucking Taillight Ray. He might be suave,
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