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e they liked you or because they liked what you could do for the she could to solve her ain her freedom

When Annabelle spoke again, her voice was soft “Did you and this Abbi get romantic?”

“Eventually At the saious award for outstanding supporting actress Her faained what she called a superfan I called hio, but she didn’t want to believe it”

Annabelle remained quiet

“Eventually, she told her agent and the studio where she orking on a new fil about the stalker And everything quieted down No notes No roses No photos Everyone assuiven up andhiive up If only he had done so different

Grayson leaned forward resting his elbows on his knees He stared straight ahead, but all he could see were flashbacks of the past A nightmare that would never fully leave him

“We felt suffocated and needed so Abbi’s every ht in the back of his throat as he recalled how things had gone fro out of a real-life horror ret stabbed at hi ?”

Annabelle didn’t say anything Instead, she placed her hand on his back, letting hi was that he was supposed to be here for her—to help her see reason And yet here she was being supportive to him

When he found his voice again, he said, “At first, I couldn’t even believe as happening At a red light on the way to the beach, gunshots rang out from the car beside us The s shattered”

Annabelle let out a horrified gasp “Were you hit?”

He shook his head “I punched the gas and luckily didn’t hit anyone as we cleared the intersection It turned into a high-speed chase, but I just couldn’t shake the guy And then”

The scenes unfolded before his eyes To this day, he still kept thinking “what if?” scenarios If only he’d ht still be here

He sed hard “I came upon an intersection with heavy cross traffic I stoppedthe stalker didn’t Hehe plowed into the back ofother than Abbi’s scream The rest is a blank The first responders said that I was thrown free, but Abbi, she, uh, was pinned under the wreckage”

“I’m so sorry” While her one arripped his aro into this—”

“Yes, I do You have to understand”