Haunted by Alexandra Adornetto

Author:Alexandra Adornetto
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2017-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I heard Alex’s words, but my brain refused to believe them. It was a way of protecting myself in case they turned out not to be true.

“Don’t say that unless you really mean it,” I said in a trembling voice.

“Chloe, I am so sorry for my recent distance.”

“It wasn’t your fault,” I said, but the sting of it hadn’t left me yet.

He moved closer so his face was only an inch from my own. “I remember meeting you in the woods and wondering if the dusk was playing tricks on my eyes because you seemed to be looking right at me, and you were so beautiful. I remember nursing your foot the night Isobel attacked you and promising myself I would never let her harm you again. I remember every word we ever exchanged, but most of all I remember wondering how, after everything that happened, you could still bring yourself to love me.”

I was so moved by his words, my eyes welled with tears. “You do remember me,” I whispered and a strangled laugh of relief followed. “I thought everything that happened between us was lost. I thought the Alex I knew was gone for good.”

I gave up fighting the tears and let them fall freely. Alex reached out and brushed them from my cheeks with his finger. It had been so long that his touch was startling at first. Then everything blurred into the background as I buried my face in his shoulder. My lips brushed the skin of his neck as I breathed in his familiar scent, something I never thought I’d do again.

“I don’t just remember you, Chloe.” Alex’s voice was thick with emotion as his fingers combed softly through my hair. “I remember us.”

As his lips found mine, I descended into a dazzling dreamlike state where I was aware of nothing but his touch and the sound of his breathing. I drank him in like some rare nectar, savouring every last drop. His arms enveloped me and his body gave off a warmth that was almost tangible. It seemed to wrap our entwined bodies, bathing us in a golden light. Even if only for a moment, we were back in our world where no one and nothing could touch us. I could no longer feel my feet on the floor. The walls of the classroom had fallen away. We were somewhere else entirely, moving through space and time.

“You came back for me,” I whispered.

“Where else would I go?” Alex said into my hair. “I always knew I would find you again.”

I wanted to answer him but found myself slipping away. Darkness closed in around me. I could see Alex’s mouth moving but could no longer hear his words. I saw his face fill with alarm when he realised what was happening and his mouth formed my name. I felt myself go limp in his arms.

Chloe? Chloe? Chloe?

But I couldn’t answer. I was being dragged under, and all I was aware of were my eyelids closing.

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