I walked behind him as we reached for the stairs. For some reason, I was pissed that he threatened to do something to Alexander, even though he didn’t directly cause me to cry. 

“Why would you say something like that?” I snapped, immediately reaching to grab Adrian by his wrist as he got to the stairs. “Is that some kind of threat?” 

“And what if it is, princess,” he said, turning to face me. “Why are you being so defensive? Aren’t you supposed to be my girl?” 

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