17

~Xander~

I wanted to kill the bastard who slapped her. I didn’t know why she protected him, even after he hit her. Don’t tell me he’s her eternal love.

I rolled my eyes at the thought. My anger burst inside me like a volcano when I saw her hugging his unconscious body in the car. If I would have acted like him, beaten and unconscious, maybe she would have shown concern for me, too.

How could she love a junkie? Can’t she see he is not good enough for her? My blood was boiling, and I totally forgot about my hand, which was hurting like hell. That idiot hit me with a knuckle duster. Didn’t she see her lover hit me?

I slammed the door as Matt tried to help him get into the car. Give me another chance, and I will break him in two.

We reached the hospital, and the staff took Caleb on the stretcher. No doubt she would follow him to the emergency room, so I sat on his car hood just watching her gush over him.

Matt came out as I was nursing my hand.

“Come, let’s go,” he said, waving me toward