Love Unspoken

Chapter 1179

Quinn jerked her hand back, eyes wide. "Back off."

"You hungry?" Alexander asked, cool as ever.

Quinn just curled up tighter, ignoring him.

"Want some water?" he tried again.

His deep voice sent shivers down her spine. She slapped her hands over her ears, trying to drown him out.

"Feelin' any better?" Alexander kept on.

"Looks like rain's comin'. If you can't leave, better stock up. Anything you wanna eat?" he added.

He just wouldn't shut up, and it was driving her nuts. By the end, his words were just noise.

She couldn't take it anymore. She pushed herself up, ready to bolt.

as soon as she tried to step, it was like her legs weren't even there. She went down hard. Before

crashing

scent wrapped around her, and Quinn

above her, "Where you think you're

his shirt, her knuckles white,

is my only

slowly looked up at him, her eyes red and watery, her gaze all mixed

see the battle in her eyes-reason vs.

at her, his

out and touched her

thing she knew, Quinn was climbing up his chest, putting all her weight on him,

on his elbows, keeping them

shoved him away, rolling off and hitting the ground hard. She was wide awake now.

wasn't too interested in her freak-out. After a moment, he walked out without a word. The thunder kept rolling. A

long while, Quinn finally looked toward the cave entrance.

two hours. She couldn't move and fell asleep to the sound of it. When she woke up, Alexander was still MIA, but there was more food

and some roasted meat, cut up so she couldn't

about starving herself, but with Alexander gone all night, she