Page 31 (1/1)

“You need to listen to me,” Alex tells me seriously as she makes me a cup of coffee “I really do only have your best interests at heart, you can’t go near that ain I mean, his father wouldn’t have been killed had it not been for his criminal life I can’t lose you”

I nod sadly, knowing that she’s right None of this would have happened without that history Now it’s only Ted and histhey will be safe for Iafter the even been around Ted So that I should do is go anywhere near hiain

“I know you’re right, Alex,” I do et it It just sucks, that’s all”

“Of course it does Heart break always does But you have to be smart now”

I can’t help worrying about Ted’s fae shock to hi he told me is the truth, it can’t be that uilt that he shouldn’t have walked away that day to save his father’s life…

But I can’t help Even if I want to It isn’t like me to put myself first, but this time I need to

Chapter 18 – Ted

Ever since we got the news that there wasn’t anything they could do to save uilt consu me

Mo to move on In a short time, she has lost her brother, her nephew, her husband, and will probably lose her son as well She knowsfound me there, and Dad was shot because he ca, and when my dad rounded the corner, he dove to step in front of the bullet that was intended for me I wish it had been me

The worst part is that fucker got away He escaped because I was in shock and I was trying to save h to run after he shot the wrong guy, anyone else would have shotto tell his boss that he killed me

The worst part of all of this, the cops won’t even do anything about it No one will look into my father’s murderer because they are scared of the sas back pocket

“Moet out of here?”

She howls even louder I guess that wasn’t the right thing to say, but I don’t know if there is a right thing to say right now We can’t go back in time

I glance around searching for soh I don’t knohat I’ directly into Chloe’s eyes for sure … she isn’t supposed to be here

“Chloe,” I call out her naain soht now, but she widens her eyes in horror and turns away frouess she already knows My father is dead because of er is suddenly more real

“Moo” The fact that Chloe won’t even speak to me is too er My rieve anywhere, but here isn’t safe “Come on”

She must sense the firmness in my voice because this time she does exactly what I ask of her She rises to her feet and comes with me out of the hospital and into the nearest cab No words are spoken as we are driven back to the hotel, all that I can really focus on is the intense need to protect the people that I have left inmy mom the hell away from here

Once at the hotel,the sas in to her suitcase right away She stares at

“Coet out of here You are co with me”

“No, Moer” I shake my head