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?"

when I shifted in the woods. Lost

get here exactly,

hot-wired it. I just had to get you as far away from there as possible. The rational side of me knew I should talk to

know where I am or that I'm

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cringed as he thought it

and waiting

the nightstand next to

chest

"Hello?"

E. I'm okay

could hear muffled voices on the other end before Mom grabbed the phone

Baby, is that

here, Mom. And I'm fine.

some point they must have put me

I heard Kyle

he got me away

"E, what happened?"

me closely and

he knew Kyle would understand, and I guessed if anyone would,

when we get there. In the meantime, tighten up

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