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No one had ever spoken to Alison like Harker just did. She’d always been the plain girl, the smart girl, the friend. She’d never been the one the guys fell for and yet, here he was pouring out his...love? No. He hadn’t said that. It was more like lust but damn it she was so pathetic even that made her happy. No one had ever lusted after her either, not like this, but what he’d done had hurt. “You still shouldn’t have lied.”
“I disagree.”
“I bet you do.” She stood and started for the door. She couldn’t make him understand or force him to feel badly about lying to her.
“No, listen.” He grabbed her arm and then dropped his hand at her glare. “I wanted you. Telling you something that’d piss you off wouldn’t have been smart.”
“Hiding it is even dumber because everyone gets caught
