Page 42 (1/2)

The only other decorations in the roos taped to the wall beside the bed There were five of the that Iʼm a crazy stalker person, arenʼt you?" Alex asked He ht

I rested my chin on his sternum so that I could see his face "You are a stalker," I said

"What else would you call a guy that follows you around in his sleep for ten years?"

"So you think Iʼm a creeper?"

I reached up and kissed the underside of his jaw "I think that youʼreto my rescue"

"Anytime," he muttered into my hair "No, I donʼt mean that What I ain What were you doing out there?"

"U to save you?"

"Save me? From what?"

"Jase And Charlie" I still had trouble saying Charlieʼs naot in my chest, and the look on Alexʼs face "I overheard theht When you wouldnʼt return o look for you" Really, it seeot lost and that freak storm came up out of nowhere"

"The storm came from Arkansas, which is not technically ʻnowhereʼ Theyʼve been talking about it on the local weather for nearly two days now Youʼre lucky we didnʼt get the tornadoes they were predicting"

"You do realize that you have an unnatural fascination eather forecasts, right?"

"Too bad I canʼt make some of it rub off on you," he snapped

"Iʼle ry"

His ar me fast "Iʼm not mad at you Honestly, I donʼt know if itʼs even possible forpatterns along my spine "Iʼan pack has towards us is ridiculous So hurt and for what? Turf? Pride?" The hand on my back had clenched into a fist "Liam thinks we should just leave, move back up north Itʼs the only conversation we have any anywhere"

I was selfish enough to be happy at his declaration However, I was also practical "Why not?"

"Do you want one in Noveine how painful it would be if he left le chuckle "Itʼs not me Iʼm worried about I kno much you care about Jase and the others You wouldnʼt be able to forgive iving the Hagans enough credit "And then thereʼs you None of us would be able to live with ourselves if so happened to you" I could think of at least one exception Liaood and battered He would declare it a holiday if I et myself killed

"The only risk to me is my own stupidity"