“Care to join me? I was just reading.” “What are you reading?” I ask, crossing my arms and not moving from the front yard. If I get closer, I’ll only be more tempted to stare at him up close. “Just doing a little research for someone special.” White-hot jealousy spikes through me so intensely that I physically rear back. “Oh? I didn’t know you were dating someone.” There’s a bite to my words, and Orion definitely notices because his eyebrows shoot up. Sometimes I think he’s forgotten that I grew up with him and that I can read him like the back of my hand. His expression flicks between a few
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