Page 120 of P.S. I'm Still Yours

I can’t believe he’s still trying to make this about Gray when we both know his jealousy is caused by his oversized ego.

He’s so full of himself he doesn’t want the girl who always put him first to forget about him.

He’ll ruin my life so that I don’t kick him out of it. Not because he cares. But because he loves that I did.

Not to mention Gray always liked Cal. Therefore, his argument makes no sense.

Hadley

Let me make myself clear. Who I fuck is NONE of your business.

He double texts me in a matter of seconds.

Kane

Now let me make myself clear.

Kane

If I have to spend the rest of the summer scaring off every miserable fuck who’s dumb enough to go near you, then that’s what I’ll fucking do.

I type a message I know I’m going to regret.

Hadley

Even you?

He doesn’t answer for a while.

Kane

Especially me.

This guy is an enigma. Just a few hours ago, he was saying he was ready to chase me, and now he’s acting like he won’t even allow himself to get close to me.

This back-and-forth is driving me insane.

Hadley

Why?

Kane

Because if I can’t go after what I want, you can be damn sure no one else will.

I have no idea what happened after Scar walked in on us earlier, but his hot-and-cold behavior tells me he’s fighting an inner battle.

There has to be a reason why he won’t let himself act on the tension between us. We’re obviously attracted to each other, but he makes it sound like he’s not allowed to want me.

Hadley

What are you so afraid of?

I see him start to type, but the moving dots vanish from my screen as quickly as they appeared.

I wait and I wait, but he doesn’t answer, leaving me on Read.

Oh, hell no.

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