Set In Stone by Dakota Willink

Author:Dakota Willink [Willink, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780997160345
Publisher: Dakota Willink, LLC
Published: 2018-01-18T18:30:00+00:00

19

krystina

Time moved with no sense of reason as I followed Hale out to the waiting Porsche Cayenne. His determined footsteps echoed down the steps and onto the pavement toward the car, drowning out the noises of the city. When he opened the car door for me, his glare was icy. He never looked at me that way before. It was almost frightening.

I’m so screwed.

I got into the car and Hale closed the door behind me. I waited as he walked around to get into the driver’s seat. As soon as he was seated, I started rambling.

“Hale, I’m sorry. I don’t know how you knew where I was, but you seem angry. Please don’t tell Alex about this. He’ll be –.”

“Miss Cole!” he snapped. He turned around in his seat to face me and held up his hand. “First of all, I have access to the GPS tracking on your phone. You know this. Now imagine my surprise when Samuel comes to me about your supposed doctor appointment. You and I both know that you didn’t have a doctor appointment.”

I shrunk under his words. Hale wasn’t just angry. Yes, his tone was near murderous, but there was worry in his eyes too.

“No, I didn’t have a doctor appointment,” I whispered, feeling ashamed. “Are you going to tell Alex?”

He pursed his lips to form a tight line.

“Tell me why you lied and ditched your security detail,” he demanded, rather than answering my question.

“Like I said, I’m sorry. I just didn’t know any other way.”

“Any other way to do what?”

A sudden wave of emotion hit me, and tears began to sting my eyes. Perhaps it was from lack of sleep. Or maybe it was because I was just caught in the act. No matter what the excuse was, deep down I knew the underlying issue. It was because I was overwhelmed with worry for Alexander.

I blinked the tears back, feeling frustrated. I didn’t know how to explain this all to Hale. I didn’t know how to explain the many nights Alexander was tormented by nightmares. I didn’t know how to describe the shadows that plagued his eyes during the mornings afterward. But most importantly, I was fraught with worry over the possible legal ramifications Charlie’s interview might hold for Alexander. There were no words to depict how bad my heart ached over the possibility of losing the person I loved above all else, and all because of a gambling addict’s greed. The compulsion I felt to save Alexander from the past, to make it disappear for him, was overpowering.

Hale is Alexander’s protector. If he couldn’t do the very thing I was seeking to do, what made me think I had that power? I’m a nobody.

Suddenly, I felt foolish. There would be no satisfactory explanation for my actions. The lies, the sneaking around. I had always been a straight shooter. However, I had irrationally allowed desperation to take over who I was. In fact, desperation didn’t even begin to describe how I felt. I

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