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Oh my God

He had bags under his eyes, as if he hadn’t been sleeping And beneath the haunting pain she could see even fro that made her think, for a second, that he’d missed her as much as she’d missed him But that was ridiculous

He’d broken it off with her, after all

They stared at each other fro to disappear, and she felt as if she’d been punched in the chest She’d thought she could stand there and act cold and casual? She’d been wrong They ether for a short tiitimately, head over heels, truly fallen for hi to do with her

Stop thinking he wants you He doesn’t Shaking her head, she broke the eye contact and said, “I’o”

“Are you okay?” Steven asked, his forehead wrinkled with concern

“I’lance in Holt’s direction showed hih the crowd, toward her, and she had a mild sense of déjà vu Here she was, at another party with her brother, trying to escape the same man

She’d been a fool for co here

Steven frowned “But—”

“I’ on her heel, she took off for Gianna

She’d only gotten halfway across the field before Holt caught up to her, grabbing her elbow and hauling her behind a tree His simple touc

h hit her like an anvil “Lydia, wait Why the hell are you here?”

She spun on hi “Don’t touch me Just leave me alone”

“No” His grip on her flexed, but then he let go “We need to—”

“We don’t need to do anything” She crossed her ar up a step “I’m sorry I came and disrupted your party, but Steven invited me”