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You’ve just become the most interesting thing on campus, Poppy Davis.”
“What the fuck do you want?” His smile curls into a smirk. “Well, you got me thinking the other night. About how I need a little more honesty in my life.”
“And here I thought we were being honest with each other,” he cuts in, a dangerous edge to his words. “It’d be so disappointing if you started lying to me now.”
“I don’t want to talk about Mickey. I don’t find Mickey interesting. I find you interesting.”
“It was that pathetic display at your locker.” His face suddenly darkens, every ounce of softness disappearing. “You pulled out that pitiful little rose, and you had all this stunned excitement on your face. For him. For someone else.”
“I like you, sweetheart. I like you a lot. We’re not friends. We’re going to be more than that.”
“This morning, when you looked at him, it took every ounce of my self-control to avoid walking over to Freddy Rook and bashing his skull in till he was no longer worth looking at. You do this to me.”
“To what extent I don’t know yet. This is new to me. I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.”
“Well, I never said I was a saint. Or above blackmail. You should get used to it.” “Should I?” “Yes.” There’s no room for argument in his tone. “You’re mine now.”
“What you did tonight? That was fucked up.” His eyes narrow. “Was it? Because I walked away for ten minutes, and Freddy Rook was fawning all over you. Buying you ugly, little trinkets like he has the right to buy you anything at all.”
“You know I would’ve kept going if nobody was around to break the fight up, right? Maybe I would’ve killed him. Or just beat him within an inch of his life. And I would’ve done it for you.”
“You’re right, sweetheart. I am a control-freak. I’m an Ellis – it might as well be built into my DNA. I’ve got a stubborn streak a mile long and I never learned to share. What belongs to me –” He hooks a finger under my chin. “ – belongs to me. If you think I’m going to entertain someone else even thinking they might have a chance with you, you must not have been paying very close attention tonight.”
“You’re a monster,” I whisper. He just blinks at me – unfazed. “You knew that already,” he says quietly and strokes the mark he left on my neck. “But I’m a monster infatuated.”
“I’d buy them.” Adrian looks at me as he says it. “I’d buy every single last one of them.”
“He remembers enough,” he retorts. “Now, shall I tie up this loose end for you?” He glowers at Ian with such frigid intensity that even I shiver. “I think I'd enjoy it.”
“Keep your filthy eyes off her,” Adrian snaps. “You don’t get to look at her.”
“You’re mine,” he affirms. “There’s no going back – not anymore. This is forever. Do you understand me, sweetheart?”
“I don’t care what I have to do. Who I have to kill. I’ll break you into tiny pieces and rebuild you myself if it means I get to keep you. You’re never leaving me, sweetheart.”
“I love you, Adrian.” My voice comes out as clear, as strong as it’s ever been. “Even though I’m leaving you, I am desperately in love with you, and if you can tell me you feel the same right now, I’ll get off this plane. I’ll come back to you. I’ll abandon Pratt. I’ll abandon everything but you.”
and despite what you may think, I do care for you, sweetheart. If it’s Pratt you desire, I want you to have it. You don’t have to worry about me showing up and ruining your future.”
