“I never wanted to get you in trouble.” “If I had the chance to redo anything differently, I wouldn’t. Cadieux needed to be taught a lesson, and nobody was going to stand up and do it, so I did it myself. He had no right to talk to you the way he did—to touch you without your consent.” I instinctively glance at my unscarred arm. He hadn’t grabbed me long enough to bruise it, thankfully. “Thank you for saving me.” Hayes squeezes my palm, and the dark clouds in his eyes lift slightly, only enough to allow me a glimpse of the clear blue underneath. “You were holding your ground. Pretty sure you
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