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“James?”

“Yeah?”

“I think I’ to like it too”

I kissed the top of his head

“James?”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t wait too long, okay?”

“Okay, Aleks, I won’t”

“Good,” Aleks said on a sigh

“James?”

“Yeah,” I said, unable to stop the smile that spread across my mouth My name on his lips was heaven

“You’ll always come for me, won’t you, James?”

I hugged hihter “Always,” I assured him

“Okay”

We were both silent for a long time and I was sure he was out until he suddenly whispered, “I’m sorry, James”

“For what?” I asked, but he didn’t answer I assu my arm with the knife, but it wasn’t until I woke up a few hours later to a very cold, very empty bed that I knehat he was really sorry for

Because lying on the pillohere his head should have been was a note with just nine neatly written words on it

Nine words that sent pure terror ripping throughAleks’s name in denial

It was o with him, James

Chapter 14

Aleks

“He’ll be here soon, Aleks Everything will be all right,” Con said fro on an armchair that looked like it coston a couch made of the same fabric, so I was afraid to move for fear that dirt would transfer from my clothes to the fine material