Facade of Love

Chapter 292 He’s Not Going Down

Charlie was hurt, and the odds of him getting me out of here were slim. The thought terrified me. If I died here, he might just stay by my side until the bitter end.

Charlie seemed to read my mind. His face was set, his voice low and firm. “Stop that talk. We’re going to find help soon. Stay with me, Yvette. We just need to keep moving, and we’ll find someone.”

I nodded, though it felt like every ounce of energy was being siphoned from my body. I did not even know what kind of snake it was, but it was fierce. I had only been bitten a short while ago, and already I was so weak. Who knew you could run into snakes in the winter? Talk about bad luck.

When my eyes started to droop, Charlie gave me a gentle but firm tap on the cheek. “Yvette, stay awake!” he commanded.

My eyelids felt like they were made of lead, and through the blur, I whispered to him, “I’m so sorry, Charlie, for getting you into this mess, and to Inch too… wherever he is. If I don’t make it, and you bump into Inch, could you tell him I’m sorry?”

“Zip it!” Charlie’s voice suddenly spiked, shaky with emotion, “If you’ve got something to say or something to do, do or say it yourself, Yvette. I’m not your messenger.” His voice softened slightly, “Don’t you dare fall asleep! I’m getting you out of here.”

a battle. I clung to him, my voice raspy with apologies, thinking

would leave me behind for the wilderness to claim me. The thought of snakes and

to say, Charlie, if it comes to it, will

any favors. You’ve got to stay alive for her sake. And don’t you get any ideas about giving up now. If you leave this world, my

meant. Was the snake venom messing with my head, making me see things? I kept

sinking into a

haze. He sounded mad, yeah, but there was something else–like he

a ton of regrets. I never really got to be there for my mom, to live life by her side. I did not take care of my dad’s company, Scott Corp, like I should have. I,never got to say a proper goodbye to Idris, or

eyes open, I was lost in a fog until a deep, magnetic

Not

2/2

It was Idris.