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Stor chest at how fucking good she looked I wanted her gone Fucking gone fro here inpersonal space, after she’d done everything but spit inforward, Aliyana backed up, the heels of her cowboy boots clicking on the floor until her back hit the wall Slae doe eyes nearly destroying me

"Why’re you here?" I demanded Even to ," she said, clearly sured I’d just inhaled a fifth of Jiain!

"I’ below me "My name’s AXEL A-X-E-L! FUCKING AXEL CARILLO!"

Aliyana’s breath quickened as I roared I expected her run I wanted her to run in fear Fear the fucked up Axel Carillo frohters… just like every fucker else did

But instead, ashand and nervously placed it on

I was du scared even with her screa fear in people But what I couldn’t handle, what I couldn’t fucking take was her affection at ain her tearful dark eyes

Sing hard, I hissed as her hot palh the material of my shirt and a pink flush colored her perfect cheeks

"Axel…" she whispered, her accent clear and strong, "Axel Carillo…"

No… NO! NO! She couldn’t do this to ivehope… anything but hope…

Staggering back as though I’d been burned, I drunkenly stumbled over the text boards on the floor Aliyana followedat her sad face, I turned, then froze… I had no-fucking-where else to go

A hand pressed againstat Aliyana’s gasp, I closed my eyes and braced for her to tellback That she was gonna tell ht? Her gone and outtathat the truth to that ansas a huge fucking NO

"Axel…" Aliyana said on a pained sigh, her hand leaving my skin It felt like I’d lost all warmth as that hand was removed