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Luc’s eyes widened slightly as he facedfeatures, parting his full lips "Are you actually threateningon thin ice with lead boots Like the kind of thin ice that was already cracking under ed to keep , Evie" Luc stepped towardto expand "It’s a threat"

The air stalled in ht I took a step back, but he caainst a daain

"No one has even the tiniest inclination to threatento turn white An icy chill ran down my spine "Because they know better"

My chest rose sharply

"They especially know better than to threaten what I’ht back in my space, eye to eye Several seconds passed, and the stupidest, absolute duless kiss that wasn’t even a kiss--about how those full lips had felt

How they were soft yet hard, and I--

What in the world rong with edyes

"Daer thanhim, which was next-level bizarre

He dropped his forehead toto have a thing for peaches"

I tensed ashere? At this point I probably shouldn’t even be trusted to own a phone "It’s j-just lotion"

A breath shuddered through Luc "You were never supposed to be here Do you understand that? That was the deal"

My heart lurched in ers brushed my cheek, and my entire body jolted as if I’d touched a live wire He pulled back A stark intensity filled his stare, and I thought ain, to my mouth He tilted his head to the side, al up his mouth with mine, and whispered, "The deal was I would stay away" He paused, the brilliant light of his pupils increasing "If you stayed away"

"What?" I said breathlessly

Tension filled the air, popping and sparking around us Static cracked, and the overhead lights flickered, diht

I sucked in a sharp gasp

Luc smiled

Just a few feet away, the door at the end of the hall opened The lights in the hall returned to noriness seeped slowly out of the hall, butso fast, I felt like I’d run up five flights of stairs I broke eye contact with Luc and saw the blue-haired guy standing in the doorway His name was Ken or Kent

He checked out Luc and then "

Luc took a step back, but even though I wasn’t looking at him, I could feel the intensity of his stare still focused onworse," he replied

Swearing under his breath, Luc stalked off For a moment I didn’t move--I couldn’t I was stuck to the wall What had just happened there? And what deal was he talking about? None of that made sense

And none of that mattered

All I needed--all I wanted--wasoff the wall, hurrying to catch up to Luc as Kent stepped aside He held the door open I half expected both of them to shut the door in my face, but Kent just arched a reddish-brown brow at me as Luc prowled into the roo in the corner, and it took ht with Luc It was the guy with the military haircut who had sat down next to Luc

He turned towardI noticed was his eyes They were just like Luc’s An extraordinarily violet color, and those eyes widened "What the--"