where she had grabbed me days ago, w

spirit? That was fres

" Catalina said, cornering me ag

help you with your h

ned, my voice dropping

eful," she scoffed,

e 'love' with 'dove'. It was pathetic, really. But cute th

ies, tainting them one by o

alone, C

se. It was the midday rush; the air was thick wit

you!" she shri

I fe

not an accident. A del

t of my backpack throwing my

air, and my fingers hooked onto the

down t

lur of spinning ceiling tile

e step. My head cracked against the

it the landing in a v

harp, white-hot agony that st

at

in of the crowd. He was standi

n't ru

n to

d form, and scooped Catalina up. She was

e! Jax, she p

es were wild, filled with a rage I

wrong with you?"

e killed her!

e, fighting the black spots dancing in my vision

wheezed.

leg!" he yelled, his vo

t you did

silent. Everyone heard

g her like fragile glass. She had a minor s

urse," Jax spat at me, h

away f

ing her weight, leaving

blinding, but the ment

t the relationship-t

ame. Not for C

octor delivered the news. "You have severe soft tissue damag

in the doorway of my hospital room, sh

fine,"

u'. Just an up

hough. You should apol

hausted to fight the abs

her," he said, checkin

d to be alon

I whis

ithout lo

one buzzed on the bedsid

It was Jax, sitting by her bedside in he

hero. Thank

lowly, I smiled. It was a weak

V drip. "Is your boyfriend comi

" I

tasted li

have a bo

r expression softeni

ng my head to look out th

m n

day, Jax

tions-the cheap, wilting ones

d, placing them on the table as

day... I was just scare

ou get," I said, my v

rt that you have

my ankl

sighed, running a ha

d us a dinner at that Italian place

real-time. Erasing the screa

se we broke up,

ughed nervously,

at's not

sn't a

ina's voice. She was loud, intentionally p

He's literally obsessed. He's in there

urned

t him, my

, Jax. She

the door. He didn't fight

unreasonable

, he wal