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The betrayal, the devastation… it was all there, stark and undeniable, even as he schooled his features steadier.

I jerked away from Adam, my breath ragged, my heart hammering against my ribs.

My lips still tingled from the kiss, my body hummed from the aftershocks of his touch, but all of it was drowned out by the wave of panic flooding through me.

What had I done?

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Kai

I didn’t expectto see Sadie here at bowling night, since she’d never been before. And I sure as hell didn’t expect to catch Adam kissing her.

The second his lips touched hers, dark and ugly emotions twisted in my gut.

It wasn’t just jealousy—it was something more, something deep, fiery, passionate… maybe a little crazy.

I clenched my fists at my sides, willing myself to look away, to turn and walk off like it didn’t matter.

But it did.

God, it did.

I had to fight the urge to rip him away from her.

The worst part?

She kissed him back. She let him pull her in, let herself melt into it. And then she opened her eyes—and saw me.

I saw the exact moment panic slammed into her. Her whole body went stiff, her lips parting like she was about to say something, but she didn’t. She just stared at me.

And I stared right back.

The heat in my veins turned cold.

What the hell was I doing?

I forced myself to move, stepping back into the crowd, into the noise, anywhere but there.

I told myself I didn’t care.

That she was free to do whatever the hell she wanted.

But as I threw my next frame with too much force, sending the ball crashing into the pins like it had something to prove, I knew I was lying.

Thank God the night was already winding down, because I couldnotshake the restlessness coiling inside me.

I didn’t even finish the bowling set before I took off looking for her again, knowing I couldn’t just let it go.

I found Sadie alone near the door, her fingers worrying the hem of her sleeve, her gaze distant.

Good.

She was all mixed up about this, too.

I stepped up beside her, letting the silence stretch between us before I finally spoke. “Didn’t know you were coming tonight, S.”

She startled slightly, then recovered, turning to face me. “Yeah, well… Adam invited me.”

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