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Chapter 39 - Tatum Reid
Tatum POV
Thunder’s touch on my arm makes me want to puke. My entire body freezes, remembering the way he pressed himself against me and how he tried to fuck me. I close my eyes momentarily as he runs a finger down my cheek.
“So pretty, such a shame you’re with that guy,” he whispers against my ear. His breath rubbed the naked skin of my neck, making my entire body shiver in discontent. “You’re too much for him. Maybe he will learn to share,” he says before he pulls away and I blink several times before I move away from the door and he opens it, stepping inside. Immediately, I hold on tight to my things and walk as fast as my legs allow me to the opposite side of the stadium towards my small office.
Once inside, I lock the door, resting my back against the wooden door with the small glass window on the top. I drop my things on the floor as the tears start to roll down my cheeks and my knees lose their strength and I fall
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