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more terrifying than the last. There is literally no happy ending to any of it.
| see Jayden and Daniel waiting near the doorway, flanked by a couple of police officers. Jayden's eyes meet
mine, and worry is etched on his face.
For a moment, | want to run to him, to feel his arms around me, to feel safe. But the hurt is still too raw.
He's not going to solve my problems, just make them worse. | look away from him, trying to steel myself against
the whirlwind of emotions.
The sting of him not trustingis still fresh, the hurt too raw.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJayden's jaw tightens as he speaks, stepping closer. "They'll find her, Winona. | won't let anything happen to you.
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"Bit late for that now, don't you think?" | snap, unable to keep the bitterness from my voice. The anger surges
up, mixing with the fear, creating a volatile cocktail of emotions.
"I mean it. Winona, | won't let you down again." His voice is firm, but | can see the desperation in his eyes for me
to believe him.
| want to believe him. But | can't right now. "I should never have trusted any of this," | whisper, more to myself
than anyone else.
My whole life is
life is unraveling, and | don't know how to stop it. Every 'right' decision I've ever made has crashed down around
me.
Ever since | woke from that coma, my life has been out of control. | thought, at the time, | had control but it's
clear now I didn't. | was playing a part.
The only shining light is Abby. The one ray of sunshine in all of this. And Anne. And Lisa. | sigh. | guess | do have
a lot to be thankful for, still. Maybe I need to cut the pity party and think positively.
| don't want any of this to overshadow what Abby is going through lately. | must remain focused on her and her
health outcomes. | must continue to provide an emotionally stable environment for her. So letting my emotions
get the better ofwon't help
Gordon stops when we're outside the door, his eyes scanning the surroundings. "We'll get you out of here! safely.
There's a car waiting to take you home."
"I'm okay, Gordon. | just hope | got enough out of Steve to get Ashlyn arrested."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm absolutely sure you did, and he signed it. So now all we have to do is find Ashlyn and put her behind bars."
We take a couple of steps, and Jayden is on the other side ofnow, his presence both a comfort and at
reminder of everything that's gone wrong. | can feel his tension, his frustration, mirroring my own. My mind is in
overdrive, imagining all the ways Ashlyn could cat me. | take sdeep, slow breaths and calm my mind. |
can't let this get the better of me.
| see movement ahead betweenand the car. Everything seems to slow down.
Ashlyn is there with a gun in her hand, pointed directly at me. The sight of her sends a cold chill down my spine.
| freeze. Ashlyn's eyes are wild, her grip on the gun steady as she takes aim. Tstands still as the reality of
the situation sinks in. The world aroundblurs, All | can see is the gun, all | can hear is the pounding of my
heart
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