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“Kelsey asked me to tell you to leave her alone. She doesn’t want to have breakfast with a loser like you.”

A muscle in Adrian’s cheek began to tick. “Why the hell would she tell you that?”

“She’s smart enough to realize that you’re going nowhere. She needs a real man to guide her.”

Adrian wasn’t sure if he was telling the truth or if Greg was screwing with him. “Leave Kelsey alone, Greg. She’s not one of your playthings.” Why was he sticking up for the woman who stood him up today?

Greg stormed up to Adrian, getting within inches of him. “You’re nothing, Colton. And after today, Kelsey isn’t going to want anything to do with you. When she’s under me while I’m pounding into her, she’ll be screaming my name, and you won’t even be a passing thought.”

Adrian pulled back his fist and let it fly into Greg’s big mouth. “Don’t talk about her like that.”

Greg grabbed his jaw. “You’re going down, Colton. You better watch your back, or someone’s likely to stab a knife into it.” Greg turned away and stalked back to his car.

Adrian flexed his hand. He needed to find Kelsey and figure out what the hell was going on.

* * *

Adrian jogged backto campus from the animal shelter. It was a little farther than he had thought, but the run helped him clear his head. He still didn’t know what happened to Kelsey, but he planned on finding out as soon as he showered and changed.

He never trusted or liked Greg and the guy showing up all of a sudden was a big red flag. Greg was up to something, and Adrian was going to find out. He thought back to his room and car being trashed and almost getting assaulted in the locker room. It all had to be related.

What were they after?

He didn’t think it was Greg who attacked him in the locker room. Adrian couldn’t be sure, but the man had seemed taller and heavier. It happened too quickly.

Adrian wiped a hand down his face. He needed answers.

* * *

Kelsey saton the bench in front of her apartment building and waited for the tow truck to arrive. She still felt sick just thinking about what Greg had revealed.

Adrian was essentially homeless because she had voted against him in his disciplinary hearing. How could she have messed up so monumentally? Why hadn’t she forced Janie to talk to her before she made the rash decision to take things into her own hands? How can Adrian not hate her? She deserved his anger and resentment.

She covered her face with her hands and tried not to weep from the devastation and remorse soaring through her veins. She had to make things right. But how?

She could go to the vice president and tell him that she was changing her vote? Could she do that?

It was worth a try.

Where was Adrian? Hopefully, he wasn’t too upset that it was Greg picking him up and not her. She should have insisted that Greg give her Adrian’s phone number. She should have called him and told him what happened.

Once her situation with her car was resolved, she would track him down and explain everything. Wow, did she have a serious amount to make up for. Hopefully, he would let her.

She closed her eyes and remembered their night. It was incredible. He hadn’t seemed angry with her then so maybe she had a chance to fix things.

Sitting on a bench feeling sorry for herself and her actions was not doing her any good. She needed to get off her butt and come up with a plan.

Kelsey walked over to her car and knelt down by her front tire. Was there something wrong with the tires? Why would all of them go flat? Was someone messing with her? Targeting her?

She stood up and let out a small yelp. Adrian was leaning against the front of her car, arms folded across his chest watching her. Wow, Kelsey hadn’t heard him walk up. How long had she been staring at her tire?

“Hi.”

Adrian arched a brow and waited.

Kelsey inhaled deeply, hoping for a little courage. “I’m sorry.” She wanted to cover her face. Why did she always have to blurt things out?

“For?” Adrian’s slight smirk was unnerving her.

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