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9. It Hurts
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2024-10-29 19:42:56RAVEN
The moment those sparks rushed through me; my eyes blazed as I looked at the man beneath me.
"And this is an even nicer punch!" I growled quietly, before punching him square in the nose.
The sickening crunch as I broke it satisfied me. How dare he!
I jumped off of him, resisting the urge to kick him in the balls, and instead kicked his knee, hard!
How dare he!
Grabbing my boots, I turned and stormed down the stairs. My heart was thundering with a hundred emotions, but above all, I felt angry. How could he ignore me for three years and think he could just start flirting with me?
Nope, not happening. I am not a pushover. I will not-
"Raven!" He grabbed my arm just as I reached the front door, and I was annoyed to see he had put his nose back in place.
"Don’t touch me, Liam." I hissed, yanking free.
"I’m fucking sorry." He said, raising his hands in surrender. "That was out of line."
He looked
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