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Gideon
Addilyn avoided me for two full days after our parents left for their honeymoon, so I never got a chance to make sure her mother’s outburst over their wedding day dinner hadn’t done major emotional damage to my princess.
On day three, she hurried out the front door to hop in my car for her ride to school.
“You okay?” I asked as I pulled out of the driveway, wishing we’d been able to stay shut up the entire two weeks at home.
“Yeah,” she replied, breathless from running out the door.
We left it at that for the duration of our ride. We’d had a moment at the bridal dinner that left me floundering a bit. I still hated her attitude toward me, but part of me softened with understanding, knowing she was going through the same shit I was.
Add in our selfish, shared asshole parents, and the instinct to watch over her intensified.
The appearance of Devon at the door, all grinning and eyes only for her after their Christmas break separation, had me clenching my jaw. I wanted to bash his goddamn face in for looking at her like he did. Somehow, I managed to walk away and get through the first two periods without exchanging words with him.
On the way to fourth, I stood down the hall from Addilyn, both of us in our lockers to exchange books.
Some little shit from the football team—captain if I remembered correctly—sidled up to her, leaning in a bit too close.
My gut clenched, and my insides burned in a whole new jealous flare after receiving that smile from her.
I slammed my locker door and strode their way, shoving other little shits out of my path. One kid went tumbling to the floor, but I didn’t stop to apologize or help him pick up his scattered papers.
His muttered, ‘jerk’ would have normally gotten him a bloody nose, but the asshole all up in Addilyn’s personal space kept my rage focused.
She saw me first, her eyes widening. Grabbing hold of the asshole’s arm, her mouth moved rapidly.
He glanced over his shoulder, took note of my approach, and grinned.
Stupid fuck.
With a wink, he sauntered the other way, escaping before I reached them.
“Would you knock it off with that caveman bullshit?” Addilyn slammed her locker door and glared up at me with sass in her eyes and tone of voice.
My dick twitched, my attention fully taken by her fire. “Goddamn, you make me hard.”
She smacked my chest and flounced away, leaving me staring after her and wishing I could grab my dick right there in the hallway.
Letting out a heavy grunted exhale, I turned back around, but the football captain had disappeared into class. I decided to give him a pass for providing me a second of Addilyn’s undivided, pissy attention.
After that period, I caught sight of Devon handing a note to my princess when they passed in the hallway. She flashed him that smile I’d only snagged a partial piece of. Liberally. Like she really meant it.
Like he deserved it.
Fucker.
Devon smirked my way. Fucking winked at me, the arrogant little shit.
Same thing happened after sixth period, and I stalked up her ass the second we exited the building out into the cold afternoon.
Wind bit at my face, but I didn’t feel it—I was too damn focused on the short skirt the wind blew tight against Addilyn’s juicy ass. Couldn’t really blame the guys for wanting a taste. With a backside as curvy as that, what hot-blooded male wouldn’t?
Fuckers. If anyone so much as touched her…
“Would you just stop,” she snapped at me once she slid into my car and slammed the passenger door shut.
