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Isn't this guy supposed to be a total germaphobe?
So why was he always holding my hand or pullinginto random hugs?
Before | could yank my hand away, the guy lying in the hospital bed caught my attention.
It wasn't Hayden.
The guy's face twisted into a scowl as soon as he saw me. His eyebrows shot up. "Why the hell did you bring her
here?" he snapped at Herman.
Hernan didn't even flinch, just held my hand tighter and ledover to the couch. "Taking her to the match.
Thought we'd stop by. How's the recovery?" Bruno's face went this nasty shade of gray, and | knew exactly why.
Hayden had crammed a snooker ball in his... well, let's just say it was super awkward. It was... super awkward.
"Hernan, if you're not helpingget revenge, fine. But why bring her here?" Bruno's voice was full of
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anger.
"Simple. She's withnow. Don't even think about touching her," Hernan said, holding our joined hands up like
he was making skind of declaration. Bruno let out a bitter laugh. "So | just gotta take this loss, huh?"
"What happened to you has nothing to do with her," Hernan shot back, eyes narrowing. "You started this mess,
not her. Besides, she wasn't the one who actually did the deed." Suddenly, it clicked why Hernan had brought me
here.
"But it all started because of her," Bruno muttered, resentment dripping from his voice.
Hernan didn't miss a beat. "And that's on you. You started trouble with her. Own it."
With that, he shut Bruno down.
Bruno's jaw tightened as he glared at me. "She brought it on herself, getting mixed up in Steve's mess."
Everything cback to cause and effect. I'd only gotten involved because | was worried about Steve, but
somehow that concern threwright into the middle of all this.
| couldn't help thinking about how Jace had toldabout Steve's trouble. For a second, | wondered-had Jace set
But the thought faded fast; if he'd wanted to mess with me, he wouldn't have warned me, then shown up at
Hernan's estate to "rescue" me. He probably had no idea how deep Steve was in.
"She didn't do it intentionally. Maybe she was even used, Hernan said, suddenly defending me. His words hit me
hard.
Was he saying I'd been manipulated all along? Did he know something | didn't?
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Bruno sneered. "You're really defending this bitch? Don't tellyou're into her now."
Herman smirked. "Isn't it obvious?"
Bruno's face twisted with disgust. "She's just a used-up toy."
Ouch. That one stung. Without thinking, | yanked my hand free, grabbed a cup off the table, and threw it at
him.
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Bruno dodged, but water splashed all over him.
He went bright red and jumped out of bed, furious. "You bitch-how dare you-"
"She was right to throw it," Hernan cut him off, his voice calm. "Want to find out what it feels like to have a ball
shoved in your mouth?"
Bruno went dead silent, his face turning an ugly shade of green.
"We chere to tell you one thing." Hernan continued, his arm tightening around my shoulder. "If you want
revenge, go after the one who actually hurt you. But her"-he squeezed my shoulder-"she's off-limits. Next time
you see her, show srespect." With that, he gavea little pat and started walking, "Let's go to the match."
Once we were outside Bruno's room, | stopped in the hallway and looked up at Hernan.
He raised an eyebrow, like he knew exactly what I was thinking. "If you have questions, go ahead and ask. My
heart was pounding, caught somewhere between nerves and... something else | couldn't name. Hernan had just
gone out of his way to protect me, and it didn't add up. I'd already asked him why he was being so nice, and he'd
brushed it off with svague answer about finding"pleasing." But that couldn't be the whole story.
If I was just a pawn against Hayden or a way to mess with Steve, all he had to do was keepalive. No reason
to treatlike someone special-someone he actually wanted to protect.
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