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Chapter 304

Chapter 302 Old Ghosts and Fresh Bruises
The lively atmosphere froze in an instant. No one had expected Shanetoshow up.
Maddox was the first to react. He quickly stood and greeted him.
“Shane? What brings you here?”
“Weekend’s coming up. A friend invited me out tohang. Thought the air might be cooler this way, so I came. Didn’t expect to run into you guys.”
As he spoke, his gaze slid toward Sierra–then locked directly onto Johnathan.
“Long time no see, Mr. Yaeger.”
“It has been a while, Johnathan said coolly. “Heard you were injured. What, all healed now?”
The air around the group turned weird. Most people didn’t know the full story, but they did. Shane had gotten the beating of his life from Jade–and it definitely had something to do withJohnathan,
But Shane was a hard bastard. He didn’t flinch at the dig. Instead, he smiled and answered, “Goodas new. Appreciate your concern. Mr. Yaeger.”
“Hope you don’t forget the pain just ‘cause the scars are gone.” Johnathan said with pointed sarcasm.
Shane chuckled. “No need to worry, Mr. Yaeger. You should probably focus on your own problems. Who knows? One of these days,somethingofyours might just get taken.”
Til be waiting I’d love to see who thinks they’ve gottheballs.”
They went back and forth like that, thinly veiled barbs laced with tension–but neither made a movetorip themaskoff just
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A group on the other side was waiting for Shane, so he didn’t linger. He turned to head back but looked over his shoulder at them–pausingbriefly to glance at Sierra.
Too bad for him. She was stone–cold sobernow. Nodazedlookin her eyes.
Shane shoved whatever was swirling in his chest back down and walked away.
“Fuck! What the hell is he doing here?” Mateo muttered in frustration.
They’d just wanted a chill night out–andthen heshowedup, that lunatic.
The mood was officially ruined. Nobody felt like hanging outanymore, so they all packed it up early.
They hadn’t brought anything with them, but everything had already been prepared–clothes, toiletries, whatever they might need. Itwasalltailoredto their usual habits.
Assoonas they stepped inside, Johnathan pinned Sierraagainstthe door.
His kiss wasfeverish, desperate, like he wanted to consume herwhole.
Serra didn’t think too much of it–just figured he’dhada bittoomuch to drink.
She
wastipsy too, the alcohol buzzing through her system, and she responded to him without hesitation
Theydidn’t even make it to the bedroom.
Sierra hadalwaysknown Johnathan wasstrong, but thatnightgavehera whole new definition of the word.
She barely touched the ground all night.
Chapter 302 Old Ghosts and Fresh Bruises
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It drove Sierra crazy.
He pushed her until she actually started crying. And once she did, he lost what was left of his mind.
By the time the night ended, Sierra had completely missed breakfast. When she finally woke up, it was nearly noon.
Johnathan was long gone. She gnawed on some cold leftovers, cursing him under her breath.
The only clothes available were long dresses or shorts and tank tops. She went with the dress–it at least covered up marks on her legs. As for her neck? She gave up on that. Nothing she could do.
She steeled herself mentally before stepping out.
She’d planned to find Johnathan and give him hell, but he was nowhere in sight. Stone and the others were gone too.
Only Draven was around, lounging on a deck chair with a book.
the
When he saw her, he greeted her like nothing was out of the ordinary–then added with asmirk, “Johnathan really is part dog
Sierra flushed. She knew exactly what he meant. But thankfully, Draven didn’t push it. Instead, he said, “They went horseback riding.”
“Why didn’t you go?”
“Had a bit too much to drinklastnight. Still a little dizzy. Besides, we’re intellectuals, not muscleheads like them.”
Draven didn’t even try to hide his disdain for the others. Sierra couldn’t help but laugh. She took the seat beside him, enjoying the warmth of the sun.
They made small talk here and there–mostly nerdy stuff–but it kept the silence from getting awkward.
Then, out of the corner of her eye, Sierra noticed a few staff members rushing toward a car. Some of them looked like doctors.
Her face changed immediately.
“Wait—what’s going on?” she asked sharply.