Page 61 of We Are Yours
He smiled widely. “Hiss all you want. At least it’s got you talking to me now.”
I looked away. I had to.
“Relax, I’m not going to tell Julius about tampering with your Morse Code.”
My eyes shifted back to his.
“The guilt is written all over your pretty little face, and if I can see it, Julius will too.”
I blushed. I couldn’t help that either.
Feeling brazen, I replied, “Save the guilt act. You’re the one who’s watching me sleep. How creepy is that?”
“Can’t have you scurrying away on my watch.”
“Because of Julius?”
“Because of everything. That’s twice now that I need to know you’re not going to run your mouth.”
“To who?”
“My brother.”
I was offended. “If I didn’t last time, why would I now?”
“Well, for one.” He leaned forward, setting his elbows on his knees. His hair fell in front of his eyes. “I didn’t scare the shit out of you when I was on my bike.”
I didn’t hesitate in spewing…
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“Says who?”
Chapter
Twenty-Three
Kraven
“How do you think I’m going to feel when I find you passed out in a ditch? I didn’t know if you were dead or alive.”
Continuing my pursuit to know everything about her, I questioned, “How did you know I was out there?”
She confessed, “I followed you.”
“Why?”
She shrugged.
“No,” I called her out. “We’ve moved past that, Kitty.”
Finally, she admitted, “I don’t know why I followed you, okay? I just did.”
“That’s not an answer.”
“It’s the only one I have.”
“Alright.” I let it go. “Why didn’t you tell Julius you found me?”
