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Wolf – Ain’t afraid of getting burned.

Ghost – Maybe it’ll help her.

Ghost – Go for it.

Wolf – Oh, I intend to.

Ice – Should we warn her?

Hyde – Thinking we should.

Jekyll – Nah. Fucker needs to pull his head out of his ass.

Wolf – He can go fuck himself.

Wolf – He doesn’t realize what’s right in front of his fucking face.

Wolf – But I sure fucking do.

‘When a person cries & the first drop of tears comes from the right eye, it’s happiness. If it comes from the left, it’s pain.’

– WTF fun fact #181.

Chapter 7

Talia

I curled into the pillow in Dominik’s, no, Dom’s, guest bedroom, and let the tears fall.

What the hell was wrong with me?

I’m Talia Vienne Griggs. I don’t cry over men.

Especially one who is a fucking coward.

Tagging my phone, I scrolled to Arielle’s name and shot her a text.

Me – Hey, can you come pick me up before you do yoga?

I wiped at my cheeks, inhaling deeply as I waited for her reply.

Arielle – You got it.

Arielle – Just shoot me the address?

Me – You got it. Thanks.

And that night, I listened to it rain as it hit the tin roof and promised myself that I was going to forget about Dom and move on.

***

The moment I stepped out of the bedroom after I took off his clothes and slid on my own from yesterday, I headed down the hall.

He was standing at the kitchen sink as I walked by him.

You don’t buy a Keurig maker and all the stuff for someone to have at your house to make them feel special if you don’t have feelings for that person.

Fuck that.