Emmy laid our dresses down in the back as we piled back into my jeep. “That was so much fun!” Penny was extra excited for her dress. “I can’t wait! This ball will be so much fun.” Emmy started dancing as I put the car in drive. The snow was really coming down to the point that it felt more like a
“DAMNIT BREATHE!” I heard before something heavy pounded my chest. “KRISTEN!” Emmy’s cries brought me back as the water expelled from my body. “She’s alive!” I heard someone yell before my body was picked up and wrapped tightly in something warm. “She needs a hospital fast!” I wasn’t even sure
“Ppenny? Emmmy?” I tried to keep the shiver out of my voice. “Everyone is fine. Penny has a broken her arm but she is fine. You saved Emmy when you rolled over the one rogue and she was able to finish the other one off. We got there just in time for one of my men to jump in and save you.” “One o
“Woman…” Alec shook his head but looked at me just like I pictured. “You need to stop trying to die on me. Do you know what it’s like to watch your mate lifeless under your arms? You take a piece of me with you every time this happens.” “I didn’t try to go in the water. I tried to get out.” I felt
“I think I’m ready now.” I told Alec after a few more minutes of us sitting here. He stood up and helped me out of the shower before turning it off. There was a towel on the toilet he sat me on so he could dry me off easier. As soon as he dried my body, he wrapped a towel around his body. I took a
“To think I brought you your dress even.” Emmy shook her head at me. “It’s really anyone else’s turn to get hurt. I’m tired of being that person.” “Hey! I got hurt pretty bad last time! I almost died!” Jasper raised his hands up in his defense. “True.” I nodded. “I still saved your ass.” “Ge
As I stood in the shower, alone, flashes of last night flashed in my mind. At some point, I had fallen asleep on the chair. Alec had carried me to our room, removed my boot and cuddled against me as I slept. However, this morning, I woke up to his side of the bed, empty. It was still dark, I chec
It’s been five minutes that I have been sitting in my car, trying to make my face look like I haven’t just bawled my eyes out. After fanning my face, I even looked for extra make up in my purse to see if I could fix it. My phone buzzed in the cup holder. Reaching down, I looked at who send me a me