"Ugh, no."
He turned to Saber. "Yours?"
Saber just shrugged. What the heck? Didn't he see that Gomez was upset?
Maybe she should apologize. Surely, that would help.
"I'm sorry!"
He turned back to her. Drat. Actually, the smart move would probably have been to let Saber handle Gomez.
"Are you? And what are you sorry about, sweetheart?"
Yikes.
She loved being called sweetheart. But she wasn't sure she liked it while he was staring at her as though he was hungry and she was the prey.
"Um, well, I . . . I should have told you I was leaving!"
He stalked toward her. Oh, this wasn't good. She stepped back, but he kept moving forward.
Not good at all.
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Elle glanced at Saber, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest. She shot him a desperate look.
He win
