y heart had st

felt like a thousand knives stabbing every inch of my skin, and my coat grew

the freezing cold or the anger

nds grabbed me from unde

hloe, loo

gone pale, his eyes wide with fear as he h

my whole body shaking uncontrollably while my lips

my breath before weakly hitt

him tou

of us were shaking, our breath rising in white

ar in his eyes made me hesitate, and that didn't mean he was gett

rried me toward the dock where Jak

towels! Th

s neck automatically as he climbed out of the lake and made his w

especially the way Cole held me against his chest as though I were the only thing keeping

oy. You l

ouldn't st

the moment we reached it I rushed into t

th wouldn't stop clattering while water gathered around my feet and m

of grey sweatpants on the shelf, and when I brought the hoodie

hem on, the sleeves covering most o

nd, and he was still standing there in his wet sweater with

lem?" I snapped, jerking my

rushing my face. "My problem is that you allowe

inside me was imp

he touched me I might sleep with him? You know I like sleeping around, don't you?

that he had pushed me to this point, so I turned away and wal

him behind me, bu

sor

move away he pulled me gently into his arms

the tears sliding down my cheeks, and he lif

came over me. For

, and I tried to steady my breathing but he wasn't finished as he g

are wa

y lips, and my breath caught because the kiss sent a strange warmth throug

half to death, apologize and then kiss me

back, and a tear slipped down my left cheek that I wiped away furious

smell of fresh laundry and

ry room. "You should bring your wet clothes down, swee

ight smile. "

and the moment I walked in he stood up with his gaze searching

armly against my lips, but I shivered and I wasn'

y here to pick up my

, so he stepped aside and pointed toward the clothes, a

he elderly woman who had welcomed us earli

inside and

te sheet of paper folded into three, and even though i

n my throat becaus

the c

tionship

e Maddox and

00 and one wee

our names and signa

G

ce that had hugged me like a daughter, was no

eathe and I c

oice came out as a wh