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Chapter Ten

Teeks passed I’d only seen Ada I was invisible to him and that hurt more than I expected He’d told ain, but I didn’t believe hinored Unfortunately, it could and was

Sawyer and I continued to hang out sans sex He’d been distant and not his norht Eve ca, and watchon and away from Adam was the smartest choice for everyone, and in tis for Sawyer I tried to kiss him and even snake my hand under his shirt a few tiured he assumed I was Adam’s mistress and that was the reason for his cold demeanor, but I hadn’t asked I didn’t want to speak about Adaht, Sawyer ether The sky was orange as the sun descended over the horizon The ind hugged my body and offered a bit of comfort I stared out at the still water, my arms across my chest Saalked up next toover at hih cheekbones and dirty blonde hair He can ht to myself and actually believed it I’d spent the first week trying to convince ht about it and spent time with him, I kneasn’t a lie Saas fantastic and beautiful and unlike Ada my arms around his side I leaned on his shoulder Sawyer’s body stiffened, but eventually his ar shunned again, and atched the world reflect on our special lake

"Anna, I think it’s best if we stop seeing each other," Sawyer finally said

I didn’t"Can I ask why?" I whispered as I watched a crow fly over the trees

"I think you knohy"

"Ada happened," I told him That wasn’t exactly true but Sawyer didn’t need to know all the details

Sawyer stepped out of my embrace and turned to face me "Perhaps not, but it will I like you, Anna, but I’ve never seen you look at me the way you do him"

"Sawyer, please don’t do this"

"I’m sorry, but it’s for the best" Sawyer’s lips lifted in a sad smile "A relationship doesn’t hen only one person is falling"

It see the men I cared about walk away Maybe I should take that as a hint

Although late, I headed around the back of the house and picked up the axe My insides were twisted in irritation I walked to the tree line and swung the axe against the base of a large pine I needed to hit soer I struck the tree over and over, Adah my mind I hated this, hated that two er sure of ht up in relationships or second guess who I was

"Hey, lumberjack," a man called

I turned around, a scowl on my face and a thick layer of sweat oncalled"

"Of course there has," I mumbled I was in no ether I swung the axe one last ti roolanced at Adaaze in my direction Eve smirked atsmile off her face

"Okay, now that everyone is here," Adah my body My hilance was all she needed But Ada the space where I stood I’d spent the last couple weeks telling hiiven into him and then lost hiether, there’d be no going back

"The full h there haven’t been anyup at Trigger Lake It’s further ahich will offer us safety should there be hunters in the area We’re to leave at 7:00 pm sharp That’s all," Adam finished