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Look, I'll be away from the club for awhile. Hope, promise me you won't go back there again,
okay? It's not a good place for you.
Crossing her arms over her chest, she murmured mutinously,  Why should I promise you
anything? You're walking out on me, remember? You're throwing away everything we have
and could have for some idiotic reason that you won't explain to me. So, why should I do
anything you want me to do?
 You won't be admitted to the club again, he said simply.  The bouncers have orders,
so don't even try it.
 You can't dictate where I go or what I do.
 You will damn well stay away from that place or I'll call your father myself.
Hurt slammed into her.  That's low.
 Do I give a shit? You're not welcome in that place, so keep your pretty little butt out of
there.
 Asshole!
 Damn straight. I'm not bluffing, Hope. If I hear you've gone anywhere near Downfall,
I'll personally call your father.
 He won t let me leave the apartment at all then, she muttered bitterly.
 You got it, babe, he said harshly.  Now, maybe you're getting what I've been saying.
It's over. Get on with your life, okay? Forget about me. I have an amazing career that s about
to take off big time. This is my chance to have the rock star life I ve always wanted. He
glanced away, as if the contemporary style of the room held his rapt attention.  I never meant to
hurt you, but you don t fit into my world. Look, I m sorry I took advantage of your feelings.
Tears sparkled in her eyes.  Next thing you'll say is it was fun.
 Oh, sweetheart, it was far from fun, he said heavily, still unable to look at her.
Hope couldn't breath. The pain caused by his words was so sharp her gut clenched.
Obviously seeing the distress in her expression, Sebastian frowned.  Are you okay?
Her chin trembled.  I m fine, she said as she swiped at the tears on her cheeks.  Just
fine, asshole.
 Baby-- he reached for her, but she shoved him away.
 Stay away from me! Do you think I need your pity? You are such a loser! What did I
ever see in you?
She turned and ran, leaving Sebastian feeling as if someone had slapped him in the face
with a two-by-four.  Man, was that fun or what?
 Or what, Marcus answered as he walked around the corner.  It had to be done, man.
Tough, but necessary.
Sebastian grimaced.  Easy for you to say. You didn t just break up with the only girl to
get you off.
 At least you got off. Marcus tucked his hands in the front pockets of his faded jeans,,
his body slightly hunched.  Yeah, about that. Um, how s it work anyway? You know, where
you actually enjoy the sex? Seems a little, I don t know, messy to me, I guess.
Chuckling, Sebastian slapped his friend on the back. He knew beyond a shadow of a
doubt that this intrigue on behalf of his Clan-boys was the best thing for his cause. He was
determined to have a life with Hope and the way to do it was to entice them with the knowledge
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that they might be able to have the same kind of sensations for themselves. It was too foreign for
them now, too new a concept, but it would eventually catch on. Andrew was bound to come to
that conclusion at some point if he hadn t already. He d done it, so it stood to reason that it
could happen to others of his kind and that thought alone would not only save Hope s life, but
would be his ticket back into it. Permanently.
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Chapter Twelve
Community College Campus - Los Angeles, California
The need was bad. It was even worse to think that during the small window of time
they d been together they hadn t completely made love in the most old-fashioned sense, face-to-
face, skin-to-skin, with him burning inside her.
Whatever sunshine was left in the world, it had entirely gone out of Hope's life. Nothing
seemed to matter. She was forever on edge, as if waiting, biding her time for something to
happen, anything to take away the pain.
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