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It only takes a few steps for hi my space “Don’t walk around naked” His hand wraps around rowls the words in my ear

Pushing hiain an inch of space “I’m not naked”

Dark eyes wander down to s The hoodie covers hs, but the look on his face tells me he doesn’t care

“I don’t wantwhat’s h, the sound reverberating through me

“Too late for that” I yank rip The look on his face only grows colder as he steps forward, coainst the counter, pinning me there with his arms on either side of me

“Mik,” he groans, pressing his hard body againstaround the back ofme in place

“Noah,” I respond, trying my best to keep my voice even, an impossible task with his body so close to me

He sucks in a breath, his dark eyes wanderingme,” he whispers

I try to shake rip is too tight, ain “Why am I here?”

His eyes close, for a mome

nt I think he’s sorry I’uilty about, but his eyes have drifted closed, his mouth soft and tilted in a frown He looks sad

“Baby,” he drawls “You belong here”

“I don’t” The response leaves s I’m sure about, but I know this: I’m not meant to be a Bancroft

I can’t show the kind of cruelness that comes with the name

He tilts his head, his eyes open and staring into reen