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Why? What did you hear and from who?

Scottie

A lady never reveals her sources.

Lilah

Good thing I’m not talking to a lady then.

Scottie

Hey!

Lilah

You’re a shark, and you know it. And I haven’t decided on the band leader yet. It’s still to be determined.

Scottie

Seven weeks isn’t a ton of time to find a replacement.

Lilah

I know.

Scottie

I’ll put feelers out without making too much noise.

Lilah

Thanks.

Scottie

He was trying to protect you, Lilah.

Lilah

Yeah. So were you, and I haven’t forgiven you yet either. I have to love him. I don’t even have to like you. So drop it.

Rumor has it Kroydon Hills newestItCouple, Lilah Ryan and Killian St. James, seem to have already hit a rough road. With news spreading that theCaptivatingtour will be kicking back off shortly, will they be able to navigate two high-profile careers on opposite ends of the world or could this be another instance of Cupid’s arrow wearing off a little too soon? Our source says this MMA prince tried to buy everyone’s favorite pop princess’s affection with a certain gift that’s still sitting in the box. Brr. Sounds like things are cooling down to me.

#KroydonKronicles #Prince&Princess #CupidsArrowMissedAgain

KILLIAN

“Remind me why I’m here when I could still be in bed with a hot redhead?” Rome grunts as he brings his knee up but misses when I sidestep. The fucker stumbles, and I smile.

“Because you’re a twisted fuck who loves to fight,” Hudson yells from outside the cage. “Now shut up and focus.”

The psycho salutes, and I tune out whatever Hudson and Dad say when I see my chance.

Sloppy asshole.

I grab his arm and drop to my back.

We learned arm bars twenty years ago, and this dumb ass still didn’t see it coming.

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