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“Why?”
“Because…” Ophelia started before giving a half-assed, “I can’t.”
“P.O. won’t let you cross state lines?”
“No!” She rolled her eyes before casually adding, “He’s cool, but the state of Tennessee isn’t. Neither are the other fourteen states I’ve been kicked out of.”
Laughing, I couldn’t stop myself from pulling her closer and burying my face in her neck.
Dropped a stack on all that girly shit, but it’s worth double for how fuckin’ good she smells.
I forced myself to sit back, otherwise I was gonna put her on the table, drop to my knees, and eat the best meal of my life. “It’s that violent streak.”
She shrugged, but as our eyes locked, I knew we saw the same thing.
Want.
No.
Need.
Ophelia broke the contact first, picking up her empty cup before setting it back. “I can’t stay at Nox’s place?”
“Want you with me.”
“Have things gotten worse?” she asked, going alert. “Was that what last night was about?”
“No, it’s the same as before,” I answered honestly since Vic had been a waste of space and time.
“Then why—”
“Want you with me where I know you’re safe, but I also just want you with me.”
“Is this trip about the medicine?” She looked almost gleeful at the idea of participating in a drug delivery.
Fuck, she’s perfect.
“Sorry, badass, not this time.”
Her face fell. “Oh.”
I’d have told her that I’d set one up just to get her smile back, but it would’ve been a lie. No way was I bringing her on a delivery. They were so smooth, they were boring, and I didn’t wanna think about what femme fatale shit she’d pull just to spice it up.
“Then what is this trip for?” she asked.
Shit. Hoped like hell she’d opt for her own Ophelia-Clause.
“I can’t tell you.”
OPHELIA
That’s not good.
Judge had always been forthcoming. Honest to the point of blunt—especially when it came to me. After all he’d shared, him drawing the line must’ve meant it was bad with a capital holy shit.
My mind went wild, jumping and leaping to conclusions like it was a superhero.
He gripped my chin again, tilting my face up. “This is one of those things that aren’t about me.”
