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CHAPTER 22: AN ENEMY

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Naya's P.O.V

I smiled sheepishly when we were out of the stage. Talon didn't smile back I felt stupid. Vince scrutinized Talon and I.

Talon was raging with anger, he moved away from me. I didn't want Vince to notice more than whatever he had already sensed about Talon's sudden change of attitude towards me.

But Talon made things worse, he left the arena without staring at me even for once. He left the lounge and I followed him. He didn't notice me until he was at the front door of the lounge.

"What do you want from me?" he questioned me. He frowned. "I don't know why you had to follow me. You could just go back to the lounge. I don't want any distractions right now. Especially not from you. Please, respect my decision and get the hell out of my way."

"I thought –"

"What were you thinking?" he queried, interrupting me from what I wanted to say."You thought we were cool? I just did all that to keep my plans safe and just so that Vince doesn't ask me questions." He looked away. "I'm out
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