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The sadness I felt as I missed Levi was doused with what felt like a bucket of ice-cold water as Andrius’ words registered. My mental walls shot up from the ground so fast that there were no words to complete that sentence, anything that could possibly make anything about this situation. All the possibilities raced through my mind, and I glared at him as I wondered if he’d courted me, chased me, had me while he had someone waiting at home for him. My first thought was to curse at him. I’m not a violent person, but my hand twitched with the need to slap him.

“You can’t be serious,” I hissed.

Not only was I officially irritated, but I was pissed. My eyes fluttered shut, and I took a deep breath, battling the word vomit that wanted to spill from my lips. I pushed back the tinge of hurt I felt, biting my lip as I berated myself for giving someone that much power over me. Levi would never hurt me, and I’ve known him my entire life. I opened my eyes and stared forward. All of this was new,