Tap the lil star and make my day, will ya?
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Akira
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"You think this all might be related to my accident as well?" He whispers, there is an edge in his voice.
I nod in his chest, feeling his steady and strong heartbeat working like balm on my unsteady one.
"Son of a b***h!" Romero grits his teeth so tightly that I can almost hear it.
"Is everything alright, Miss Ray?"
No it's not.
But the question sure pulls me to reality.
Coming back to my sense that we are in presence of cops, I force myself away from Romero's hold and move back to face them again with Rom keeping a firm grasp on me this time.
I also notice how detective Cornell's eye dances back and forth to us.
I like the fact that Romero doesn't try to take the lead instead he let me decide this time. I know it must be
