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Locke growls in return, pointing at the man.

“I’m fine,” I say, because the last thing I want is any more trouble than I’ve already stumbled into. “I should go.” That’s the understatement of a century. I’m still so confused. “Why would Will leave me here to see this?”

“What?” Locke’s dark eyes narrow as his jaw tenses.

“Unless, maybe I broke up with him after the really hot table sex?” My head shakes as my cheeks heat. “I meant to give him the talk. It’s what I came here to do.”

“Jesus Christ…” He continues cursing under his breath. “You don’t remember anything that happened last night?”

“I mean, some flashes of stuff. Why? Do you know?” I run a hand down the front of my dress and try to breathe through my mouth to offset how potent his scent is.

Oh. My. God.

Did Will tell him to kick me out this morning?

Locke stares at me with his eyebrows raised for so long that I squirm against his chest.

He’s a potent alpha.

So extremely commanding that I can’t seem to look away, despite the chaos still unfolding in the room.

He finally sighs, shaking his head. “Come on. I’ll walk you out.”

He uses his arm around my hip with his hand on my lower back to guide me toward the exit.

We make it to the front door of the penthouse apartment, and Locke gives me a small shove out the door before stepping into the hall with me.

“You really shouldn’t come around here without Will.”

“He was with me when I fell asleep,” I say, and my cheeks heat.

I’m pretty confident about that, anyway.

I mean, Locke can look at me and tell I didn’t decide to pop over at eight in the morning in a club dress.

“Are you sure about that?” He pauses, studying me with a look I can’t decipher. “Be careful, Laken. Look out for yourself if he doesn’t have the decency to do it for you.”

“Yeah,” I agree, swallowing thickly. “Thanks for the save. I guess it doesn’t matter, anyway. I’ve failed to break up with him three times in person. I’m going to text him once I get back to my apartment. This was too much to come back from.”

His jaw flexes as his lips push together.

“I’ll deal with those idiots. Get home safely.” The growl in his command makes my knees weak, which is awful because he chooses this exact moment to release his hold on my hip.

My face burns, but I nod, spinning around and escaping down the hallway.

None of this was okay.

Not even a little bit.

Chapter One

Laken

Two Months Later

One of the major upsides of my job is that everyone is young. The other servers and cooks are always up for going out after a long shift.

Darkside is only a block away from the restaurant, and it’s one of the hottest clubs in Chicago.

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