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I pushed open the door The roo on one of the two queen beds in the roo in from the open door to see the shock of blond hair, and I knew I’d found him I flipped the lock so I could close the door and then made my way to the bed

“Caleb?” I said softly

He shifted slightly in the bed, but didn’t respond or acknowledgeon top of the bedspread, his jacket and shoes still on There was a black backpack sitting next to the bed, but no other luggage

I went to turn on the light, but as soon as I did, he whispered, “Please, don’t”

I quickly turned the light back off and sat next to hiers through his hair “Are you hurt?” I asked I had no clue how the hell he’d gotten all the way to West Virginia on his own, but I had a few thoughts and none of theood

Caleb shook his head

I pulled outhim only that I’d found Caleb and he was okay I included a note telling him I’d call him as soon as I could, but since I knew that likely wouldn’t satisfy him, I turned the phone off and then tucked it into my pocket As hard as all this probably was on Eli and Mav, I needed to focus on Caleb right now

There was a reason he’d picked this h it had been ged off my coat and tossed it on the other bed I eased ainst his back The second I wrapped my arm around him, a choked sob escaped his throat

“Shhh, I’m here now,” I murrown a little taller since I’d last seen him, but he hadn’t filled out at all, proof that his health hadn’t i his body every few seconds

There were so s I needed to talk to him about, but I knew that wasn’t why he’d come I knew that wasn’t why he’d searched out this motel, this roo he needed noas the saiven in to the need I’d heard in his voice

Giving hiiven hi man who’d trusted me with his very life I’d failed him once because I’d been a coward Because I hadn’t liked what holding hiht and all the others had made me feel

But Caleb had been the one to pay the price

Never again