Chapter 46: Eternal Curse, Part 2

Sweat trickled down my neck, and I closed my eyes against the sudden dizziness. In the next instant, I was seated on the tailgate, Trent sitting next to me.

He was once again so close we were touching. I liked having him that close, although I couldn't help but think the only reason was because he was afraid I'd get up any second and leave him. He had a right to be worried because what other choice was there for us?

My head spun with so many questions, I had no idea how to make sense of any of it. "Marc knew about you? Isach, too?"

He nodded.

"Why haven't they outed you?"

"They did." He looked at me, his eyes a soft blue. "To you, remember?"

"Right." I swallowed around the lump in my throat.

"They're evil, Chloe. They like to play games, and the moment they realized you and I were becoming close, they started messing with you." He took both of my hands and brought them to his mouth, then kissed each of them. "I'm sorry."