Chapter 36 : Reason

*Morgan*

Lorenzo stares at me for a long moment, and I’m scared that I’ve offended him. Oh no, what if my question makes him tie me to a tree again? My wrists throb at the mere thought of that.

“It’s a long story,” he tells me in a quiet voice.

“Well, we have time,” I point out. “You don’t know what you want to do with me yet, and I know that you aren’t going to sleep because you’re afraid that I’ll escape when you fall asleep.”

“Yes, I’ll admit, I was thinking that,” Lorenzo says.

“See? We have nothing else to do, and since we’re both going to stay awake, we need something to talk about. And like I said, it’s only fair that you tell me your story since I told you mine,” I try to reason and convince him.

Lorenzo sighs, and he’s wearing an expression I can’t decipher.

“If I’m going to tell you my story, I need something stronger than water,” Lorenzo notes.