Love Unspoken

Chapter 1100

Quinn picked herself up off the ground, grabbing the packages one by one. She glanced back and found the horse had bolted. Probably headed home. Great. Now she had to lug all this stuff back herself.

She was so done with Alexander, that lunatic. After two years of not seeing him, he was even worse off.

With her arms full of packages, she trudged toward the highway, hoping to hitch a ride.

Alexander struggled to his feet too. Without his cane, walking with his limp was a nightmare. But he pushed through the pain, trying to catch up with Quinn. Quinn walked a bit and looked back.

He was a mess—muddy, hair all over the place, limping like crazy.

"Why are you following me? Don't you know Walter's looking for you?" Quinn snapped.

Alexander had caught up by then. "If I die, will you treat him like you treated me?" he asked, testing the waters.

Quinn's face darkened at the mention of the past.

She remembered being played like a fool by them, and her anger flared up again.

"No!" she shouted.

turned and started running. Faster and faster, until

wanted to make sure he

until she was out of breath and had to

she panted and looked back. No sign

she wasn't doing

and she hadn't run like this in ages. She was gasping

chest, her breathing getting faster. The packages

had to sit down

familiar dizziness hit her, and she knew this wasn't working. The world spun, and

she saw

the figure got close, her eyelids grew heavy, and she blacked

she saw a

awake?" a familiar

and saw

she asked, "Why am I

collapsed miles from Amanda's house, closer to town.

him to carry groceries, and he said

herself up, thinking this was a bad joke. She wanted

between them and then left,

out of