Either way it all led back to my father and his rules. The cavalry was on its way-police or an ambulance. In the space between my near death and waking up, is it crazy to say I recognized him even though I didn’t know him? How is that even possible?Ī siren wailed in the distance, pulling me back, and I visibly flinched as fear swallowed me again. One, two, three moments passed, and something-I couldn’t tell you what-fell gently into place. We locked eyes, and a spark zinged from my head to my toes. “You sure you’re okay?” He pushed hair out of my face, his voice incredibly gentle. No one crosses our path without a reason. If he hadn’t been here in this exact spot when I’d gone over, I’d be dead and swimming with the fishes. He’d braved the water to cut me out, and the average person wouldn’t-couldn’t-have done that. Where had he come from on this dark and lonely night? We stayed that way for a while, and after my shivering stilled, I eased back and glanced up to the bridge, noticing there weren’t any other cars. Shhh.” His neck smelled male and spicy, and my fingers dug into his shoulders to pull him closer. He gathered me in his arms, his hand palming my scalp. A shudder racked my body, and I made a guttural noise in the back of my throat I’d never heard before. He came back and collapsed down next to me, eyes searching my face in the darkness.
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