Her billionaire ex had shown up in person, making it glaringly obvious that he wasn't ready to let her go.

With a man like that in the picture, no one else stood a chance.

But Timothy stubbornly refused to step back, glaring up at Orion. "You should ask Lemira what she wants."

Orion wanted nothing more than to lay the kid out with a single punch, but he forced himself to look at Lemira instead.

Lemira's head was spinning, the argument sounding like muted buzzing in her ears.

She blinked up and met Orion's gaze. Her brow furrowed in deep annoyance. "I must be completely wasted to be hallucinating a face I hate this much."

Orion stiffened, completely at a loss for words.

A rush of vindication hit Timothy. "See? She doesn't want to go with you. She hates you."

Orion was already seething from her blatant rejection, and the kid's smug attitude pushed him right over the edge.

He reached out, possessively yanking Lemira into his chest, and shot Timothy a lethal glare. "I'm warning you. Stay the hell away from her."

Shoved backward, Timothy bristled with frustration. "Let her go."

Without breaking a sweat, Orion slammed him into the pavement with one hand.

The sheer physical dominance of a fully grown, athletic man was undeniable. Orion wasn't just wealthy; he was lethal in a fight.

Looking utterly defeated, Timothy stared up at Lemira. "Are you really going to go with him?"

Lemira looked at Orion and shook her head vehemently. "No, I'm not going with him. We're done."

She couldn't stand the sight of him.

Orion's arm tightened like a vice around her waist, pulling her flush against his hard body. "I never agreed to a breakup, Lemira. That means you're still mine. Nobody is taking you from me."

He absolutely forbade it.

His voice was low, laced with absolute authority. "Listen to me, Lemira. I will never accept this breakup."

"What makes you think you get a say?"

Lemira slapped him hard across the cheek, but Orion didn't even flinch. He simply scooped her into his arms and carried her toward his car.

He couldn't stomach the thought of her with someone else. Just seeing it made him feel utterly deranged.

"Let me go! I'm not going anywhere with you!"

Lemira kicked and thrashed against him, fighting with every ounce of strength she had.

But he effortlessly pinned her wrists, overpowering her completely as he dumped her into the back seat.

Desperate Timothy scrambled up

and charged at the car. "Mr.

Everhart, she doesn't want to

Taking her against her will iso

kidnapping!"

Orion turned around, his eyes turning murderous. "Get the hell out of here."

Caught in that terrifying, predatory glare, Timothy froze in his tracks.

His teammates quickly grabbed his arms, pulling him back. "Let's just go, man. Leave it."

"Don't do something stupid."

Timothy stood completely paralyzed, forced to watch as the luxury car sped off into the night with Lemira trapped inside.

"Call the cops. We have to call the cops," Timothy ground out, furious.

"Are you insane? It's just a couple having a fight. Even if you call the cops, there's nothing they can do to a guy like him."

"Yeah, he's the Everhart heir. Nobody touches that family."

Timothy clenched his fists in helpless rage. "But they're broken up!"

"Lemira is incredible. Half the campus wants to date her, but no one has a death wish."

"Let it go, Captain. A girl like Lemira isn't meant for ordinary guys like us."

It wasn't just her terrifyingly wealthy ex. Lemira herself was simply on another level.

While everyone else was struggling

to survive midterms, she had already built

successful company and was stting on millions of dollars.

She existed in a completely different universe.

Timothy ground his teeth together. He wasn't going to give up that easily.

Inside the speeding car, Lemira was furious.

She shoved hard against Orion's chest. "What the hell are you doing?"

He leaned in close, pinning her with a desperate stare. "I won't let you be with anyone else. Do you hear me?"

Though the alcohol clouded her senses, her mind was razor-sharp.

She let out a dry, bitter laugh. "We're over. Who I see is none of your

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