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I wiped ainst the cabinet Rachel

Just the thought of Paxton kissing h to send ain

She loved reckless boys, and Pax was the definition of reckless God, it all fit together I met her a few months after that picture had been taken--and she’d told uy she wouldn’t naths had he gone to get her on board? Screwing you, my shattered heart answered He’d kept me close, tried to keep me happy to show ot here He must have known that she wouldn’t come if I left

Every et et her back into his ar ainst the sht bathroo all too clear

I loved him

He still clearly loved her if he’d gone through all of this to get her back But he loved me, too, didn’t he? That look in his eyes, the way he touched me, how careful he ith me…that was love, whether or not he’d ad that all up into do? Stand around and watch when Rachel showed up next week? Watch theether while I slept in the room next door? I loved Rachel, I wanted the best for her, to see soive up Paxton?

Was Paxton even ive up?

Stupid I was so stupid I’d letEven our first kiss had been one for it, kept iven hi I had, while he what…pined for Rachel?

He’d used , so opposite of how I’d felt when he touched a ain, and I heaved into the toilet

"Leah…" Brandon said fro to do with any Wilder men I was done, as e you want et the point"

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Leah

Madagascar

"Hey, this is Rachel If I’ it’s because I didn’t hear the phone, or e, and I’ll eventually return it"