Chapter 40

Evelyn POV

I was jostled awake when the van hit several potholes in a row, making my head bounce off the floor of the van.

Holding my head while groaning, I slowly sat up and rested my head on the metal frame. A sticky substance felt like it was all over me. My vision began to focus and the gruesome scene before me came into focus.

A piercing scream escaped me and echoed off the metal frame of the van. The memory of how I ended up in the van overwhelmed me. Aaron lay in an unnatural position next to me. His eyes were closed as blood oozed out of the side of his mouth.

Looking down at myself, I was covered in blood that came from the puddle that pooled on the van’s floor. A sob of agony left me as I began to move Aaron’s body to a more natural position. His clothes were saturated in his blood, making the cloth cling to his body. I rested my forehead on his unmoving chest as I let my grief consume me. “Fuck, Arrow. I am so…. fucking…sorry.” I cried into his chest.

I needed to wake up