14. Confessions

~ RIG ~

I had to think fast. She was growing suspicious and I couldn’t use the Allure to soothe her.

“Because you need help,” I said simply.

“Bullshit, Rig. There are girls all over campus who need help. Why me?”

“I’ve had to save you twice already,” I said with a wink. “If the hospital kills you now, it will have been for nothing.”

But Cara didn’t grin with me. She shifted uncomfortably on the bed, but didn’t say anything. For the first time, I wished I could mindlink with her, hear her thoughts. Understand what she was thinking. Because my own instincts were on high alert, too. I doubted it was good.

As her scent prickled and grew hard, I scrambled. I needed to distract her from her suspicions before she convinced herself not to trust me at all.

“I’ll go get us some coffee,” I said suddenly. “There’s an espresso shop downstairs. It’s probably crap, but it’ll keep us alert anyway. You have to keep an eye on the doctors. They’re always trying to screw you on the charges.” I laughed un