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A feeling ofpeace had seeped intoarms, all those concerns from earlier retreated outside the roo

But I still slipped into a drearound Rough, broken asphalt dug into h the dirty, torn jeans My hair hung in my face in thick clumps

I was back there, outside the warehouse, and I could feel hi My mouth opened but there was no sound This isn’t real This isn’t real I kept repeating that over and over, because I knew, deep down, I wasn’t in that warehouse anymore I just needed to wake up I had to--

My head renched back Panicked,over the trees, over the truck sitting by the garage bays I landed on ure

Oh no, no, no

Jerking upright, I gasped for air as I threw e walls ca the walls I didn’t feel the bed under my naked skin or Seth beside me

Part of me was still back at the warehouse, outside in the al I saw, so up, holding onto my arm "You okay?"

I still saw the thick trees ahead ofdown ondown my face I sucked in a shrill breath as pressure filled htmare I was back at the warehouse"

"Babe" He scooted behind ainst his chest The other circled me, and I was in his arms, far away from that place of hell "You’re safe" He kissedlike that again"

Leaning into hi I sahile there I know it Soain, the tall, never-ending trees The needles on the ground The cracked pave away fro his shoulders I didn’t even care that I was naked "I reaze dropped to my chest, because, well, he was Seth

"Pay attention" I shook hieous and I really--"

"Focus" I s outside the warehouse I can’t believe I didn’t remember it until now But there was some kind of truck outside--a box or delivery truck It had a name written on the side of it MILLS AND SONS If the truck belonged to that warehouse"

Understanding flashed across Seth’s face "Then we have a way to find the warehouse"

Chapter 32

Seth

As Josie took a shower, I changed into a pair of tactical pants that had been left behind and pulled on a shirt Walking away fro her literally took every ounce of free will I had inmore than a round three and four and ten with her, but I needed to fill Aiden in on what Josie had reet so, showered first and left Josie to hers

Hair still wet, I pushed it back out of h, I came to a complete stop as nant

Lifting , I was rooted to the floor Ever since she’d told hts on an endless cycle, and each ti it

There was a rush of emotions--the happiness blew ht about having kids, to be honest, so it wasn’t like I didn’t want the Never in a hundred years would I have thought I’d actually be happy about that, but I was I was fucking thrilled