The cabin was less of a cabin, and more a mansion. It was huge. The minute we pulled up the long gravel drive, and the house appeared between the trees, I felt my jaw job. It had several floors, with large wooden balconies, and tall windows. It was rustic, built in the style of a log cabin, but the sheer size of it was overwhelming.“This is not what I pictured,” I admitted. I got out to stand beside the car, gazing up at the house. Matt got out and watched me.“It belongs to Nina’s family,” he said. “She said we could use it this weekend.”

JackThe panic only got worse as dawn approached, and the light lengthened. He’d been searching for Celeste all night, to no avail. He couldn’t find her, and he was really losing it. Now wasn’t the time for her to run off.What was she thinking? Did she want him to have a panic attack? He could feel it growing as time slipped by. A tight feeling in his chest that wound tighter and tighter and tighter. It was amazing he could still breathe.He spent most of the morning driving around, hoping he might catch sight of her or Matt. At one point, a text came through from

We ended up back in our room, half-wet from the hot tub. Matt set me gently on the bed and leaned over me. His eyes traced my face, stopping on mine. I smiled, and he did, too. A sense of overwhelming happiness and peace came over me. There was nowhere I’d rather be. No one I’d rather be with.His expression softened at whatever he saw on my face, and he kissed my forehead. “You’re everything,” he murmured. “Everything.”“I love you,” I answered.I didn’t care what I promised Jack, not anymore. I wanted to give myself to Ma

Alyx watched me with a mean smile.I always thought I was a good judge of character, but clearly, I wasn’t. I’d believed he was a good person, and he was anything but. Every moment he’d spent helping me and being there for me after my breakup with Matt, was all a lie. He was just trying to get to me. For what, I didn’t know, but I had a feeling I was about to find out.“Let me go,” I said, struggling against the restraints.He eyed them with a slight frown. “Oh, those are there just for now. We didn’t want you to hurt yourself. You&rsq

I couldn’t tell how much time passed, but eventually the door opened, and Jeremy appeared with a plate of food in hand. He gave me a warning look, and I was smart enough to cower in the corner as he closed the door. There was something about him that made me uneasy, even if I much preferred his presence over Alyx’s.He set the plate down in front of me, then took the chair for himself. He turned it around and sat with his arms propped on the backrest. A slightly curious expression crossed his face as I pulled the plate slowly toward me.I was starving, but I didn’t know if I should trust the food.