Chapter Nine
“What are you doing here, DeShawn?” Adalia took in even breaths, stilling the sudden swell of anxiety in the pit of her stomach.
It was obvious why her ex was there. To hunt her down, cause trouble and exact whatever price he desired.
“I’ve had enough of this. I told you not to come back here again,” Adalia hissed at him, but it was no use – even the student in the far booth had perked up at her ex-boyfriend’s entrance.
“I ain’t ever gonna give up on what we had.” He scratched at his nose with his thumb and sniffed hard.
“You’ll have to, because I’m never taking you back.”
DeShawn side-eyed Michelle and then Trent, then gave a short burst of laughter. “Take me back? b***h, please, I dumped your ass.”
“Maybe in imaginary land,” she said, stifling a snort of disbelief. Th
