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I wasn’t the least bit surprised she’d made Declan her next target.

What surprised me was him.

That he’d stoop so low. That he’d go to her after he was with me.

But should I really be surprised with a reputation like his?

No.

What should surprise me was that I’d ever thought Declan was interested in me. That we had a connection. That whatever had happened between us had potential to lead to something more.

He was as disgusting as Trevor.

I opened Instagram and pulled up the message I had sent him earlier, noticing that it was unseen.

Of course it was. He was too busy to check his phone.

I unsent the message and deleted the entire conversation.

I didn’t want that dick to have my number.

I didn’t want him to know that I’d made an effort.

I never wanted to see him again unless it was in the courtroom, where I would show him what happened when you messed with a woman as fiery as me.

“What are you going to wear?” Oaklyn yelled out from her bedroom.

I glanced up from my phone, my hands stil