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I never gaveKnox a piece of my heart… he ripped it from my chest.
Chapter 7
Knox
My blood is boiling. I was in the kitchen grabbing something to drink when I heard a car pull up.
I watched Sophia and that asshole get out of the car, then like a creep, I continued to watch them. When he put his lips on my Sophia, all I could see was red. I wanted to rush outside and rip him limb from limb.
I know I have no right to feel this way. She’s never really been mine. There’s also some part of me that gets some sick satisfaction from playing with her emotions.
But watching that guy kiss her made me realize I really don’t have a say in what Sophia does.
“Fuck!” I yell, shoving my fist in the wall.
Without even thinking, I stomp up the stairs and pound on her door.
“Sophia!” I yell.
“Go away, Knox. Haven’t you done enough?” I hear her from the other side.
I feel a chink in the armor over my heart fall off at the sound of her heartbroken voice.
“Sophia, let me in,” I say, putting my forehead against the door.
“I don’t want to talk to you,” she says, and her voice sounds closer than it did before.
“Why are you so frustrating?”
“Me? I’m frustrating?” She scoffs.
“Just let me in. We need to talk.”
“I don’t have anything to talk to you about,” she says.
Tonight, I took it too far. I get that. I had no right to tell her to stay away from that guy, but she drives me fucking crazy. I need to try and explain that to her.
“Let me explain.”
“There’s nothing to explain. You’re crazy. We’re both crazy. I just want you to leave me alone.” I can hear the defeat in her voice, and it’s breaking me apart.
“I’m not giving up on this,” I warn her before walking away.
She’s living in my house now. I will make her talk to me if it’s the last thing I do.
Once I’m downstairs in my bedroom, I can’t stop pacing the room. All I can think about is the fact that she’s right upstairs and I can’t touch her. I can’t explain to her that I have no idea what’s wrong with me. She drives me fucking crazy and makes me act like an asshole.
Finally, I sit down on the edge of the bed, putting my head in my hands. Something’s got to give.
“Knox?” I hear her before I see her. Her soft voice that sends shivers down my spine.
“Sophia?” I look up, getting off the bed and walking towards the stairs.
“I don’t know why I came down here. This was a stupid idea,” she says as soon as she sees me, then I watch her turn on her heels as she tries to run back up the stairs.
“Oh no, we’re not doing that tonight,” I say, grabbing her arm before she can get too far.
She glances down at the contact before her eyes meet mine.