Page 131 of Playing Dirty

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“Don’t start,” I said.

“I didn’t say anything.”

But he was smiling.

Because he knew.

I grabbed my key card.

Didn’t look back.

I should’ve.

I did anyway.

Rowan was still there.

Still not looking at me.

That stuck harder than it should’ve.

Rowan

The words hit before I processed them.

“Third floor. Hayes and Reed.”

I blinked.

Once.

Then again.

Serena leaned forward slightly. “Oh thisis interesting.”

“It’s not interesting,” I said immediately.

“It’s absolutely interesting.”

Caleb glanced up from his phone. “Who did you get paired with?”

I didn’t answer.

Because I already knew.

And I didn’t like that I knew before it was even confirmed.

Mason

Elevator ride was too quiet.

That was the first problem.

Second problem was I noticed the number changing too slowly.

Third floor felt far.

Too far for something I hadn’t decided I was doing.

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