He Didn’t Kidnap Me. Not Exactly novel Chapter 330

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I stared at the group in front of me, running my gaze from face to face like repetition might eventually make the lineup make sense.

Archer

Tessa. And Nathan, standing there for reasons I genuinely could not begin to reconstruct.

red man’s voice pulled my attention sideways. I’d learned somewhere in the chaos that his actual name was Torres, though my brain still

second every single time to remember that “master” meant me,

them out, Torres said. “The two girls you mentioned.”

Yes, I nodded, still catching up to my own new vocabulary. “That’s them.”

Up close, I could see how battered he was too a gash along his arm still weeping blood he hadn’t bothered addressing. He opened his mouth to continue, then stopped as his phone buzzed.

“Excuse me. One of the men from the base.”

He stepped away, and the others fanned out around the room’s edges, standing like pillars at their posts. DeLuca shifted beside me, angling his body to face

the group the same way I was.

That was when I noticed Mabel had abandoned the group entirely, crouched now beside DeLuca instead.

oh my goodness, are you okay? Her voice pitched with genuine worry, hands already reaching for him. I’ve been so worried, I couldn’t get to you until now

DeLuca shook his head. “I’m fine.”

clear, unmistakable gesture against her touch, and something tight and annoyed flickered across her face before she settled back, hands in her

im anymore.

e, closer now, pulling my attention the other way. “I was so scared. We almost died.”

before another voice cut through everything.

ve come to deal with.”

than’s voice, loud, furious, echoing off the bare concrete around us.

“Mabel is mine, he continued. ‘We’re supposed to be together. But she doesn’t even see that anymore, because you’ve brainwashed her.” His glare fixed on

DeLucs And that’s why, when I spotted them, I knew I had to follow. I knew they’d lead me straight to you.

He warhed belund him and pulled out a baseball bat

Everyone flinched at once, gasping, stiffening in place, though nobody actually moved to stop him like we all needed a full extra second just to process

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that this was somehow also happening

tonight.

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Chapter 330

Now that I’m here,” Nathan said, gripping the bat like it might steady something in him, “I’m going to fix this. End you, once and for all. You’ve ruined any life enough. You came in, stole my spotlight, stole my popularity, stole my girl-

were not dating, Mabel said flatly..

You were my girl.”

She went quiet at that, jaw tight, and Nathan barreled forward without pausing.

“And you didn’t stop there. Sto

entire championship, dri

freaks. His eyes cut

spot as team captain. And when I finally thought you’d disappeared for good, you showed up again and blew up the

adium with your little army of lunatics. And now you’re here, doing whatever weird shit this is with all these other

accusing.

“But I don’t g

too. Since

He

nd this. Deal with you. And after that- his gaze landed on me fully now, and I flinched under it -I’ll deal with her

aised, his whole body coiled toward whatever he intended to do next.

, but then…

For this, buddy.”

calm, almost bored, cutting through the tension like it weighed nothing at all.

Toom,” he continued. “You can address whatever petty grievance this is some other time.”

es reappeared beside me before Nathan could respond.

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