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When she decided to er landed on thefor a new RN, and she filled the require all sorts of crazy hours, so I didn’t see her a lot

Yet another reason I was grateful for my friendship with Jax He caot a divorce when he was younger, and neither one of them was around very much, so we found a family in one another

Shoving away the thoughts, I chuggedmy way deeper into the woods I wasn’t fa into a different world Tree after tree filled s as the woods came alive with the sounds of ani, I realized how deep I truly was in the middle of nowhere

“Shit,” I whispered toI’d find a sense of direction on where I’d co up by a waterhole

“Well, look e have here,” soainst a tree as he caged me in with his arms around the sides of my head “I haven’t seen you before I’d re body,” he rasped too close tolike liquor and weed “What’s your name?”

I didn’t recognize this guy, and the longer I stood there, the faster ainstmuch more vulnerable than before

“Such a beautiful na all by yourself in the woods, babe? Don’t you know you can run into a bear or a wolf?”

“Uo back” I sidestepped him to leave, but he blocked my advance

“You don’t need to leave I’m here now”

My eyes widened “I want to leave” I went to ain, but he wouldn’t let me

“Naw, I’m not done with you yet”

“Catch a clue—I’m not interested”

“I bet I can make you interested”

“If you don’t letto scream”

He s to be my name”

I turned my face as he leaned in to kiss h the woods, shouting, “Frank! Leave her the fuck alone! You’re scaring her, you prick!”

I’d never been er’s voice than I was at that mo when he backed away and spun around