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Chapter Ten

I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. -Levi

I stood outside the restaurant and watched her. Seemingly doing my job, but underneath seething at the thought of her on a date with another guy. Even though she looked tortured by the time she stomped out of the restaurant.

I watched her rummage through her purse and then curse, before deciding to continue walking on like the stubborn woman she is. She obviously left her phone in the restaurant but was too hard-headed to go back in to get it. I sigh and shake my head when she starts marching towards the college campus. It’s a two-mile walk. What the hell is she thinking?

My girl is smart. She looks over her shoulder a few times to make sure no one is following her. I know she feels my presence, which is beginning to make me feel like I no longer deserve my Shadow moniker. I was known in the military for my ability to sneak up on prey, but this girl knows that I’m here.

I shove my hands in my pockets. Is it possible she feels the electricity in the air between us like I do? Because this girl is breaking me apart, slowly. Watching her, wanting her…

I stand at attention when my spidey senses start tingling. There’s another presence here, watching Flora. I can feel it. Is it her uncle’s enemies or someone else?

I glance around us. The streets are quiet, especially for a Saturday night. I suck in a deep breath when a drunk stumbles out of the club right in front of Flora. She gives him a nasty look and sidesteps him. I breathe easier as she walks on.

The eerie feeling in my gut grows to panicking proportions when I see a preppy-looking frat guy running to catch up with her.

I try to keep my distance even as the feeling of unease grows. He gestures wildly and she glances around her, frazzled and ready to run.

She’s starting to freak out. I can feel it. I can feel everything that she’s feeling. The awareness that she’s alone with this man underneath a canopy of trees in the park with no one around her. There’s stark fear on her face that has me clenching my hands into fists.

My instructions say to keep my distance unless one of Carmucci’s guys approaches her. This doesn’t look like that type of guy. This is obviously someone from her school. My instructions say to keep my presence unknown. My instructions say…

I watch as the frat guy pushes her up against a tree and she opens her mouth to scream.

Fuck my instructions. And fuck this guy. He’s going down for touching my girl.