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Dwight knew he was being selfish He couldn t offer Halsey anything and yet he held her tightly in his arms afraid of losing her more than anything
Halsey raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck You re mine Do you he arme
Shesaidhewashers!
It was a possessive claim one that came from the depths of her heart
Dwightcuppedthebackofherheadand pulledherintoakiss,theirlipsmeetinginabrief,tenderpress.Itwasasoftkiss,onethatendedalmostassoonasitbegan.
Halsey settled back against him content and trusting
Goto sleep Dwight whispered
Halsey feeling her eyelids grow heavy closed her eyes and soon drifted into sleep When she woke up Dwight was already gone
ThefirstdayofMadeline’smidtermshadbegun,andHalseytookhertotheexamhall.Theexamswentsmoothly;whenMadelinewentbackhometocalculateherestimatedscore,itcameoutnearly perfect.
Back in the day Dwight had been the top science student in the state during his S AT S Madeline was so much like her older brother Halsey did not doubt that Madeline would follow in his footsteps She was confident in Madeline s future
Thenextday,HalseydroppedMadelineofffor herexamsagain.Asshesatwaitingoutside,asleek,shinysportscarpulledup. Amansteppedout”Gilbert.
Gilbertwalkedover toHalseywithamischievousgrin.”Whatareyoustilldoinghere?”
Halsey didn t want to engage with him I m waiting for Maddy This is an exam center so please keep it down and leave You re not allowed to be here
Despite her cold reception Gilbert didn t get angry Instead he smirked
“You’rebeingsonicetoDwight’ssister.Doyouthinkthat’sagoodthing?YouwanttoknowwhatDwight’sdoing rightnow?You’rejustabig,naivemoron,”hetaunted.
This wasn t the first time Gilbert had come to stir up trouble
Halseyhadgrownimmunetohisprovocations.Shedidn’t evenlookup.”Whatareyougoingonaboutnow?He’satthecasino,right?Fine,Igetit.Youcanstopnow.”
Gilbert sneered He s not at the casino Do you want to know where he is and what he s doing right now
Halseyglancedathim,hervoicesharp.”No matterwhatyouhavetosay,Idon’twanttohearit.Pleaseleavenow.”
Gilbert stared at her You really don t want to know Well I ll tell you anyway Today is a big day for Dwight
Abigday?
Halsey furrowed her brows What do you mean a big day
Today Dwight is marrying Rachel
What?
The news hit Halsey like a bombshell She sprang to her feet disbelief flooding her No you relying He could never marry Rachel I know you re just making this up I won t believe you
Halsey turned,determinedtoleave.
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ButGilbertblockedherpath.”They’regettingmarriedtoday.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,I’lltakeyouthere andyou’llseeforyourself.”
Halsey stepped back No I don t want togo
Halsey Gilbert s voice was insistent
“Enough!Don’tsayanotherword!Idon’twanttohearanyofit!”Halseyshouted,pressingherhands toherears.
Gilbert laughed mockingly Look at you so weak and scared You re afraid aren t you You re afraid that they re really getting married
With that Gilbert grabbed Halsey s slender arm pulling her toward him Running away won the lp The more you re afraid the more I want you to see it with your own eyes Come with me
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