I chuckled as I wrapped my arms around her. She didn't uncross hers, but I didn't care. I was just happy she wasn't pushing me away. "I went pretty far this time, huh?" Sabel said softly. "With Hailey." "Not at all," I immediately replied. "She deserved it for trying to claim what's yours. Plus, it was really fu.cking hot." Sabel rolled her eyes and shoved me away. I frowned, but let her go. I didn't take a step back though. I was going to keep invading her space until she loved me back. I didn't care how long it took or how crazy it sounded. "You're not mine," she grumbled. "You sure? 'Cause it seemed like you were getting pretty jealous—" "Kaizen," she cut me off with a hard tone and a tight smile. "Just shut the hell up." I chuckled and gently pushed her until she fell back on

