RV
eave in less than an hour." The boardi
h a kid. I wanted to get it done so
ine was somber. When he followed with a deep sigh, I kne
"I'm trying, Axell. That
sorry if I have to do
ell. And maybe I also canceled the t
t you're looking for and maybe shed some light on what you want in
names, but that was all I could say. What was else left t
In my other hand was my only luggage. Somehow, I
ex
cket with a smile to the flight attendant. It was now or ne
't need a bag of cosmetics, a suitcase of clothes, and another
e me to the vineyards. She was my classmate and best friend, but she had to
ign of Blackwell Vineyard and Winery appeare
was loaded, but Kailin never bragged about how filthy ric
and the humongous colonial estate house stunned me. I immediately saw tw
s already
he door, the guy open
a tight bear hug and then looked at me from h
"We Facetimed almost every day, and we l
d behind me and oddly raised
said wi
ted, but Axell and I planne
ell Kailin I was coming alone and
to exp
errupted me before I cou
t this?" A male vo
uy around our age w
room across mine
could do was to be less of a burden since I would be sta
said before he left,
finally
fered my hand. "Hey, McKay
pulled me into a bear hug, just like Ka
And thanks for a
r hair and chocolate brown eyes; he was born on December 31st, while Kailin was
my hand, dragging me away from
, Vana." McKaye
I looked at Kailin. "Yo
ed? You sounded ex
something was off when I called and texted him, and he didn't reply or ret
Her voice was tender a
s trip to be special." I followed her inside the house, and I was pinned with pairs
may be big and tall, but they're harmless." Kailin stopped, gla
they ch
and they went back to t
're sing
time alone before I help Grandpa manage
as we walked through the hallways and passed by many doors. The
art working onc
case before the door, which would
the room across from mine. "I'll s
c room, and she went to open t
e vast vineyards were spectacular and m
e the beauty under the moon and stars, and feel th
Kailin nudged me.
ords, a Wrangler rushed against the dust, foll
ey doing?" Kailin ask
wearing a helmet. He didn't even slow down
nd me as we watched the man do a sharp brake and
His thick dark brows met together as if he was pissed off with something.
y wearing a white t-shirt with bloodstains and carelessly worn blue
yes, though, making me wonder if
s argued over somet
e college boys. His voice was deep and husky, crack
with a bloodstain on his shirt
ude?" I couldn't just
y chuckled
burning. "Oh, shit. Your boyfrie
r
ore crunching her nose. "Ew.
an O shape before pre
lackwell, who runs the Blackwel
could on
eyes narrowed further, but she was not offe
shook my head
he's straight as an arrow, but he doesn't do relationships, doesn't mix business wi
inking like
turned and looked down. The big hot biker dude pulled his sunglasses up, a
silence. A strange and unfamiliar feeling- a combination o
ething changed in his eyes, almost glowing. It radiated a dangerous intensity or
ithout a word, he picked up his bike, cranked it, and h