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"There’s a difference between being alive and living I live Every day I challenge everything, even the law of gravity"

"Because you like people screa your name," I hurled

"You nailed it It’s all about the fa sarcas that’s never been done before About breaking every limit set, even the ones of my own body, because I make the rules I decide what can and cannot be done And it’s honestly a hell of a lot of fun"

"Fun"

He leaned in closer "Fun You knohat happens when you let go just a little, step outside your bubble, maybe put on a pair of shorts"

I flinched "You’re an asshole"

He smirked "I’ve been called worse"

"Given the trail of women you leave in your wake, I don’t doubt that"

"Every wo into"

I tried to s past the giant ball of pain that lodged in my throat "And you wonder why it’s hard to trust you"

His shoulders dropped, and he backed up a step "So that’s where we’re at?"

"Is there a we?" I asked, ht so But you see, there’s the difference between us I saw you and I wanted you I talked to you and I liked you I felt this connection between us and I ju fence, as usual"

I would have snapped back, but da about you scares the shit out of me," I said honestly

His hand cuppedto understand that’s where life begins? Right at the edge of that fear"

I looked away, unable to hold his gaze for one asped "Oh my God Paxton, ere supposed to htened "They won’t leave us Let’s go"

We backtracked our steps through the alleys, but they all looked the same The arches looked the same, the roofline, too When we carasped my hand "Stay with me"

"Yes," I answered

His s down my spine, but he ith me…what could happen?

"There’s the door," he said, and we raced toward the arched exit Thank God

I blinked and pulled ht assaulted"This isn’t the e came in"

"But that’s the exit," he said

I looked at the door "It’s door four We came in door nine"

He swore under his breath "The whole layout is like a wagon wheel We just need to get to door nine," he said, and pulled me back into thethe numbers of the doors as we passed them

"Nine!" I said, but my heart sank and then pounded "They left us"