“What did you just say?” His tone is full of aggression, and the hairs on the back of my neck bristle. “I j-just … I’m s-sorry, I was playing around.” His lip curls into a snarl. “Do you think my previous lifestyle is some kind of joke, Mia?” “What? No! I just wondered how it would sound.” I wait for his face or his tone to soften, but neither happens. “I told you that part of my life was over. I told you nobody would ever be that for me again.” “I know. I was just reading about it and …” I shake my head. I’m not sure what I expected to happen, but it certainly wasn’t this. He plants his hands
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