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and he had taken a large piece of me with him. I missed him terribly and my heart ached for him just the same.
    I felt the warmth of Ky’s finger as it reached out and brushed away the stray tear that had fallen down my face. I was taken aback by his compassion for a brief second, but then quickly remembered that this was all a job for him. He didn’t really care about my emotions, or me and I’d be damned if I was about to let this bastard in.
    I gently pushed his hand away as I turned to look out the car window. So much had changed in such a short amount of time, and I wasn’t sure how much longer I was going to be able to keep it all together. My life was over. I had no friends or family left to speak to, and to me that wasn’t much of a life worth living.
    I turned in Ky’s direction, needing his undivided attention. “Ky?”
    “Oh you’re speaking to me now?” He snapped.
    I turned back around in my seat wanting to punch him as hard as humanly possible. If he was going to be a prick, then I was done. “Never mind.” I muttered under my breath.
    His hand lightly touched my forearm and electricity instantly flowed through my veins. Regardless of my sheer unbridled hatred for this man, something else, something completely undeniable was there between us and it was slowly becoming hard to ignore. “I’m sorry. What’s up?”
    I glanced down at his hand that still sat on my arm, when he quickly pulled it away. “Is it normal for me to be left alone f rom now on at the store? I mean you made it seem as though I was going to have twenty four hour protection and now Kristy is saying that-“
    The car came to a screeching halt in front of our brownstone, and Ky was instantly out of the car and ushering me inside. He made sure each and every curtain was drawn and all the lights were off except for one, before he finally pulled me down next to him on the couch.
    “Tell me exactly what she said to you.”
    He must’ve seen the look of terror strewn across my face, because he was suddenly pulling me into his chest and hugging my body close to his. My eyes fluttered shut with the contact as I breathed in his overwhelming scent. I took in a deep breath, but then I found myself pushing back from him.
    “Better?” He whispered.
    I shook my head, not knowing what he was trying to accomplish. “Not really.” I quietly responded.
    “Now tell me what she said.”
    His tone was quite a bit more comforting than it had ever been, and that alone made me want to talk to him. Why couldn’t he be this personable normally? I shook the ridiculous thoughts from my mind and started telling him what she said. “She did say she would check back on me in a couple of days. I just wasn’t sure if this was how all of this was supposed to work.”
    “It’s most definitely not.” He was pacing back and forth in front of me and pushing his hands back through his thick brown hair. My eyes were fixated on him as every muscle pulled the thin fabric of his dress shirt. “Hello?”
    He was now standing still in front of me, with a wicked smirk on his face. Asshole! He was starting to realize just how much he affected me, and it was really starting to piss me off. “What?” I growled.
    “Is there something you saw that interests you?”
    “Not in the least. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to bed.” I stood and started walking towards the stairs when I felt his hand grab my wrist, making me stop, but I refused to turn around.
    “Lyndley, I promise I’ll keep you safe. I’ll get this all sorted out tomorrow. Okay?”
    I nodded in agreement and then continued up to my bedroom. Once inside, I closed the door letting my forehead fall against it. I could feel the tears welling up behind my eyes and I could no longer fight the onslaught of tears that were about to ensue.
    Eventually I made it over to the bed and crawled onto it, not bothering to pull back the covers. I didn’t have the energy to get up and change into my pajamas