Chapter 161

Not wanting to see the disappointment in his beautiful blue eyes once again, I slowly lowered myself back down and repositioned myself next to him, unable to completely deny him or lose the

connection I so desperately craved and wouldn't allow myself to have.

He took a deep breath and kissed the top of my head as he played with the tips of my hair, inadvertently rubbing my mid-back in the process. It felt so good, so right. Combined with the steady

beating of his heart, I let it lull me into sleep.

Waking with a start, I stared around the room, quickly pulling my arms to me. My heart was racing and there were little beads of sweat covering my body. I gulped in air as anxiety enveloped me.

"Motel. No threat, no handcuffs," a deep voice rumbled from behind me, and I felt strong arms tighten around me.

In my heightened paranoia I didn't at first recognize them, but my body seemed to and began

relaxing before I realized what was happening.

"Patrick?" I whispered.

"I'm here, love. Try and get a little more sleep."

It wasn't long before we both realized that wasn't going to happen.

"Maybe we should just get on the road," I suggested.

"Yeah, let's go. No doubt your brother is freaking out by now."

"You didn't call him?"

I shifted in the woods. Lost

we get here exactly,

smirky smile that made my body warm all over. "I didn't want to risk taking you back to that place. So I carried you back to the parking lot and broke into your car and hot-wired it. I just had to get you as far away from

doesn't know where I am or

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cringed as he

out my hand and waiting for him to pass me

the nightstand next to

chest and

"Hello?"

E. I'm okay and

muffled voices on the other

is

And I'm fine.

they must have put

I

he got me away from

"E, what happened?"

and couldn't talk. Patrick was watching me closely

certain she was safe first." He sounded apologetic, but also like he knew Kyle would

hours out. I'll explain everything when we get there. In the meantime, tighten up security around San Marco.

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