As soon as Ariana left I fell to the ground , unable to stop the tears from flowing down my cheeks . I didn't know how to do it … didn't know how to leave Austin . I trembled , I couldn't think of a life without him in it , not after everything I've felt for him , after everything he has made me feel … not after the fire he had ignited within me , a fire that only he could control . I blinked through the tears , fighting hard to think clearly . If I wanted to leave before Austin got back , I had to stop thinking about him , had to stop my heart from feeling before I cried my life out .
Where was I going to go ? I couldn't possibly go back to the council ,I would never let my child grow up in that sick place . As much as I wanted to be near my family , it wasn't a risk I could take . I nee
