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Seems the only way to get the asshole to shut up is to not let him breathe.
Putting a pin in that one. File it under “Ways to Take River Le
Except…from the mischief dancing in his eyes, I just screwed myself big time.
He wanted to know what buttons to push. Where they were located. How hard he had to try and what would rile me up enough to force a reaction.
He was looking for a weakness, a chink in my armor that’s been impenetrable for years.
And now he’s fucking found it.
Godmotherfuckingdamnit.
My nostrils flare as my eyes flash between his, the blue orbs with green flecks around the center you’d only notice this close. Shit, I try not to notice.
“Listen to me, River, because I’m only going to say this once. It’s not fucking happening. We’re not doing this, playing this little game I see you plotting in your head right now.” The words come out with such ferocity, such animosity, anyone who heard them would have to take them at face value. They’d turn and cut their losses before I cut them.
But I can tell he doesn’t. Because he’s not afraid of me like I want him to be.
Because deep down…we both know my words, each and every one, is a goddamn lie.