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Anthony laughed. "I can't bite you, but I can give you something else you want.”
I had to pass through the doorway they stood in to get outside. Glaring, I pushed past, but Miles
caught me around the waist, his hand sliding down to my butt.
"Get your hands off my ass before I break your face," I told him, jerking away. In doing so, I
only bumped into Anthony.
"Come on," Anthony said, "I thought you didn't have a problem taking on two guys at the same
time.”
A new voice spoke up. "If you guys don't walk away right now, I'll take both of you on."
Mason. My hero.
"You're so full of it, Ashford," said Miles. He was the bigger of the two and left me to go
square off with Mason. Anthony backed off from me, more interested in whether or not there'd
be a fight. There was so much testosterone in the air, I felt like I needed a gas mask.
"Are you doing her too?" Miles asked Mason. "You don't want to share?”
"Say one more word about her, and I'll rip your head off.”
"Why? She's just a cheap blood—”
Mason punched him. It didn't rip Miles' head off or even cause anything to break or bleed, but it
looked like it hurt. His eyes widened, and he lunged toward Mason. The sound of doors
opening in the hall caused everyone to freeze. Novices got in a lot of trouble for fighting.
"Probably some guardians coming." Mason grinned. "You want them to know you were beating
up on a girl?”
Miles and Anthony exchanged glances. "Come on," Anthony said. "Let's go. We don't have
time for this.”
Miles reluctantly followed. "I'll find you later, Ashford.”
When they were gone, I turned on Mason. "'Beat up on a girl'?”