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Except, thethe desert with its war

Tyler wasn’t the cure

I nearly doubled over as the sun ascended, crippling me as it claimed its place in the sky

"Are you okay?" Tyler worried "Should I get you back?"

But I shook hi," I lied "I’lad we have each other"

He reached over then and squeezedway that blew the fireworks and sparks out of the water, and I leaned ainst his shoulder to tell him a silent thank-you while I finally let the tears fall

Natty pounced on me the second Tyler had delivered me back to our tent, just the way he’d proosh, Thoht here, in Blackwater," she gushed as if it had been accidental that we hadn’t run into each other sooner Like Griffin hadn’t had a hand in keeping us apart

It would take a while to break Tyler of whatever hero worship thing he had for Griffin, but I had every intention of dethroning her and reclai my place in his heart

I knew it sounded like I wanted to control Tyler, like this was so over a boy But it wasn’t like that I wasn’t about to fight Griffin, and I certainly wasn’t fighting for Tyler I knew you couldn’t control a person and you couldn’t force sohting for was a chance Our chance

I just wanted hiether

And if, in the end, he remembered all that, and he still chose Griffin, then so be it

The thing was, I didn’t think that would happen I believed, to the very core of me, that if his memories returned, he’d still want me

And if they didn’twell, if he didn’t, then he’d fall in love with ain, because it wasn’t circumstance that had rained in us It e were