Chapter 15 (Alex)

Watching her run away from me, I can't help but feel as if she took my heart with her.

"I never should have talked to you that day." My own words keep playing on repeat in my head. I hadn't meant to say that, it's not true. I am grateful for that day. I just couldn't tell her the truth.

I'm doing this to protect you, Shorty.

There's no telling what would happen to her if he found out. He would use her against me for some stupid petty revenge.

Signing I slowly get up and head home. During the drive I couldn't get the look on her face out of my mind. She looked so broken. Like I had ripped her heart out and stomped on it in front of her.

Idiot. I probably did. I saw the tears as I called her by her name, something I have never done since meeting her, but I stupidly thought that if I did, she would see I was serious, even if I wasn't about the hurtful words I said to her. I truly only said them to protect her from Dayton.