Chapter 171

KADE’S POV Wild panic flared in my chest. “Andrea.” I snatched the hanger out of her hand and pulled her to me. “What the fuck are you thinking?” “No, Kade,” she hissed, trying to snatch her hand back, but I held fast. “What the fuck are you thinking?” I shook my head. “We’re past all this, Andrea. Don’t—” “I thought so, too,” she snapped. “You and me against the world, remember?” I nod vigorously. “Of course, I remember.” “Then why are you letting that fucking pick-me get in between us?” I exhaled. I didn’t understand why Andrea was reacting this way. I’d made it explicitly clear that Clara and I were just friends. She’d saved my life. How could I turn her away? When I didn’t answer, Andrea turned away and continued stuffing clothes into her suitcase. “Andrea, please—what can I do to make you stay?” She snorted. “You already know, I’ve said it so many fucking times.” “She has nowhere to go, okay?” “Why?” Andrea spat. “Why does she have nowhere to go? She came from somewhere, didn’t sh