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Damn, he really didn’t approve of what I’d done, did he?

I gulped and glanced away "Did you tell him?"

"No But he’s not stupid, Caroline If you keep this up, he will figure it out"

Not sure how to answer that, I drew in a deep breath

"What you’re doing can’t lead anywhere good" Quinn sent me a steady look that shot a shiver up my spine and made me feel worse about what I’d already done

But even as Zoey softly admonished, "Quinn You didn’t have to tell her that," I nodded, agreeing with hiht I really should stop the insanity It was already affecting Oren, and the last thing I wanted to do was hurt hi him, and Zwinn, hadn’t coht be ht Visitor

I oodbye as my mind stayed on Oren

Before I could stop ht up e

Maybe we should call off toht, I wrote and pushed send before I could stop myself A pinch formed in oing to share another intied, and I drew in a shuddered breath Half praying he was going to beg e and stared blankly at his response

Maybe, was all he said

Maybe? Wait, what? He was supposed to wantwas definitely wrong with him Or maybe I was destined to be rejected by him in whichever identity I used

I didn’t like that Ire rose inside me So why don’t YOU want to meet? I demanded to know

Why don’t YOU? he shot back

I asked first

Well, you started this entire fucking discussion, so you have to answer first