Chapter 127

Connor POV

When we’re outside and out of hearing distance from everyone, he looks at me with amazement and a raised eyebrow. “That was intense in there, man. I thought we were about to slaughter our way out when you lost it. I didn't think you'd ever be the type to lose your sanity over a girl.”

I look to the sky, my body still coiled tight. “I didn’t either.” My voice is only a quiet mutter, but I know there‘s no denying what just happened in there. I lost it, and I see now it was always going to end that way.

He inhales a sharp gasp. “By the Gods! You love her...don‘t you?” I remain quiet, at a loss for words as my mind scrambles for a way to fix this colossal mess. “So, you’re crazy about her and you’re scared. Now what?”