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21. Sebastian's Advice
Elijah
I’ve been watching her from across the garden for the last half an hour, noticing how Brendon Mitchell was openly chatting her up, and she was none the wiser. This shouldn’t bother me because I wanted her to move on from whatever messed up thing we had. It shouldn’t bother me that she’s smiling at him the way she smiled at me that night on our pub crawl.
It shouldn’t bother me, but it does.
Watching her smile at another man eats at my insides. I have never felt this jealous before, not even when I was with Irina, and it bothers me that Cameron makes me feel this way.
I don’t want this; I don’t want to crave her, but the feeling just comes back stronger no matter what I do. Leaving for a week to get her out of my system should have helped; it sure looks like it helped her get over the attraction.
As I make up my mind to leave, she suddenly looks my way and straight into my eyes. That
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