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“You don’t have to say anything,” he murmured.
“No, I want to.” She licked her lips. “I want to be mad. But the truth? I talk about having faith, but faith is only words until it’s put into action.”
“What are you getting at?” He really had no idea.
“It says in the Bible that all things work for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose,” she continued, her voice low with thought. “And I suppose if I truly do trust God, I have to believe that even moments like these will ultimately work for my good.”
A burst of joy spread in Jake—but then he drew it back, trying not to read too much into her words.
They still had more to talk about before they made any big decisions.
“Can I ask you a question?” Jake ventured.
“Okay.” Raven blinked up at him.
“Who is Kingston?”
“Kingston?” She paused then chuckled. “He’s someone I met on a dating app. I’ve been out with him a few times at my friend’s insistence.”
“Is he someone you care about?”
She shook her head. “No. Not really. I mean, out of all the possible dates I met online, he seemed like the best option. But I still didn’t feel that connection with him I was looking for. The connection I felt with you.”
Jake tried to hold back his hope. “So when he’s been texting you . . .”
“It’s simply because he’s persistent, not because I’m also interested.”
“You don’t know how happy that makes me.”
Their gazes met.
More than anything, he wanted to kiss her. To make up for lost time. To see if he still had a chance.
He started to lean toward Raven again. All he could hear was his heart pounding in his ears. His skin even felt electrified.
Especially when he saw the look in Raven’s eyes.
She wanted this just as much as he did.
He reached for her. Pushed a lock of hair behind her ear.
Licked his lips.
Just as he closed his eyes, movement sounded outside the door.
Someone was here, he realized.
He straightened, his senses going on alert.
But was it someone here to help? Or to harm them?
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Raven held her breath as she watched, as she waited.
“Stay back,” Jake said as he strode toward the doorway.
Who was here? Raven wondered. Had Cassidy arrived to help? Or had the person who’d trapped them here come back to finish what he’d started?
