Axel: A Romantic Suspense Novel by Bry Ann

Author:Bry Ann [Ann, Bry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

I waved as X drove away, and the minute he left, my heart sank.

Bye, X.

I knew he was going to be hurt and angry, but I had no choice. I had to go. I couldn’t stay here. I couldn’t trouble his parents or him, and I couldn’t rely on them to solve my problems. I barely knew X. I wasn’t even sure he liked me or if he was just helping me out of unresolved guilt over what happened to his ex-girlfriend.

My heart broke when I heard what happened to Sarah and how it completely broke him. I would understand if that was why he was helping me, but I was scared he was going to get rid of me the second some of his guilt started to dissipate. I didn’t want to be thrown away when I was not ready for it. Not again. I would rather do it on my own accord.

I Googled how long it would take to get to the sheriff’s office for my gun license, ten minutes, and then another fifteen to get to the gun shop. X would be gone about an hour or so, so I had to move fast. Shaking my head, I began to plant one foot in front of the other.

About fifteen minutes later, I arrived at the sheriff’s office, but I was extremely dizzy by the time I got there. When planning this whole day, I didn’t take into account how all this walking would affect my body. I was still recovering and hadn’t spent more than ten minutes on my feet since I got out of the hospital. I had to be careful if I was going to be walking all the time now. I made my way to the gun shop and about five minutes out I had to take a break. I felt like I was going to vomit or pass out or both. I sat on a bench and put my head between my legs when I felt a hand on my shoulder. X couldn’t be back yet! He was boxing. That would take at least forty-five minutes, right?! I panicked, but when I lifted my head, I was staring at an all-American boy and two of his friends.

“Hello,” he said as he held out his hand. “I’m Ryan. I’m a friend of Axel’s. I saw you drive up with him the other day and I wanted to introduce myself.”

“X never mentioned any friends.”

“Yeah, he’s an interesting guy. It’s like nails on a chalkboard trying to get anything out of him, isn’t it?” he said with a charming smile.

I relaxed a bit. I guess he did know X. “Yeah, it is,” I said as I shook his hand. “I’m Aly. Aly Abernathy.”

“I’m Ryan Oakland. Are you okay? I noticed you looked a little put out just a second ago?”

“I’m fine. I guess all the walking is catching up with me. I’m used to driving. X has the car.” I said, throwing him a reassuring smile.

I looked at the guy and his friends more closely.

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