y heart had st
felt like a thousand knives stabbing every inch of my skin, and my coat grew
the freezing cold or the anger
nds grabbed me from unde
hloe, loo
gone pale, his eyes wide with fear as he h
my whole body shaking uncontrollably while my lips
my breath before weakly hitt
him tou
of us were shaking, our breath rising in white
ar in his eyes made me hesitate, and that didn't mean he was gett
rried me toward the dock where Jak
towels! Th
s neck automatically as he climbed out of the lake and made his w
especially the way Cole held me against his chest as though I were the only thing keeping
oy. You l
ouldn't st
the moment we reached it I rushed into t
th wouldn't stop clattering while water gathered around my feet and m
of grey sweatpants on the shelf, and when I brought the hoodie
hem on, the sleeves covering most o
nd, and he was still standing there in his wet sweater with
lem?" I snapped, jerking my
rushing my face. "My problem is that you allowe
inside me was imp
he touched me I might sleep with him? You know I like sleeping around, don't you?
that he had pushed me to this point, so I turned away and wal
him behind me, bu
sor
move away he pulled me gently into his arms
the tears sliding down my cheeks, and he lif
came over me. For
, and I tried to steady my breathing but he wasn't finished as he g
are wa
y lips, and my breath caught because the kiss sent a strange warmth throug
half to death, apologize and then kiss me
back, and a tear slipped down my left cheek that I wiped away furious
smell of fresh laundry and
ry room. "You should bring your wet clothes down, swee
ight smile. "
and the moment I walked in he stood up with his gaze searching
armly against my lips, but I shivered and I wasn'
y here to pick up my
, so he stepped aside and pointed toward the clothes, a
he elderly woman who had welcomed us earli
inside and
te sheet of paper folded into three, and even though i
n my throat becaus
the c
tionship
e Maddox and
00 and one wee
our names and signa
G
ce that had hugged me like a daughter, was no
eathe and I c
oice came out as a wh
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