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Mytricks on me

What if none of this real?

What if he's just saying he wants to be with o to the safe house?

He wouldn't do that to ht?

I dropThis was all a trick to get ree How could he play on my emotions like that? That was so cruel

“You didn't have to do this to get o to the safe house, Has for you”

With his hand underat irl, I didn't do this to get you to go Well, it was part of it,” I frown He laughs “Darlin', this has been a long tiether, Willow There is no doubt about that in mind”

“There isn't?” He really ? He really wants to be with me?

“No,” He smiles and strokes my cheek with the back of his hand “It may have taken , Willow” I bitea little harder “I want you safe, baby girl If anything ever happened to you again, I don't knohat I'd do, Will”

His eyes close, and I see his pain It still hurts and haunts him what happened to me, what he had to do to save me

I wish I could take that memory away from him

I wish I could erase his h these past few years

But I can't do that In order for a person tofro up to it is the only thing that will

I take his hand froo I proht?”

“Every evening after I'm done with club business” He tucks my hair behind my ear “I promise you, I will not leave you alone”

“Okay, I'll go As long as you'll be there, so will I” He pullsto him and breathe him in He smells of aftershave, sweat, and man God, it makes my head dizzy

I can do this for hio to the safe house with the others

I don't knohat's going on with the club, but if the guys are worried enough to send their women and kids to the safe house, then I know itbad

Who aue with my old man when I know he just wants me safe?

I could just squeal with happiness right now! He's finallyit, it's not justfor me too

You're a lucky girl, Willow

I know that I am

Chapter Eight

Hammer

Convincing her to be irl was almost too easy, anybody would think she'd wanted it forever For all I knohat people toldthe looks she's always thrown ht they did

I never noticed much before – Lies – because she was the little sister of hter of the man who took my brother and me in when our parent's died Then she was the best friend of the woman I loved

So Willow doesn't et Cindy and e had No She'll always have a place in my heart, a place where I'll keep her safe But Willow needs uidance And the truth is? I need her too

She was a little worried thinking I was tricking her just to get her to go to the safe house I would never do that to her There's no way I'd claiet her to do what I wanted I want her and I won't deny it any longer

“Thank God your t-shirt is so long” She giggles as she walks out of the bathroom adjoined to my bedroom, her head down as she pulls at the ed into