Chapter 18
I ran into the forest, darting around trees, up and over fallen limbs, my mind on Christian. How could he ever want to be with someone like me? A damaged Aura. What future could we possibly have?
I stopped and gasped for air, my hands on my shaking knees for support. But it wasn’t enough. I collapsed to the ground, onto my back, and stared upward. Pieces of the night sky twinkled through the cracks in the tree branches.
“What are you doing out here?”
I sat up in time to see Liam walking toward me. I grunted and fell back into the grass. “How did you find me?”
“I sensed you in the wind.” He huffed and glanced toward the school. “It’s a school night.”
“And?”
“Shouldn’t you be hanging out with friends, studying?”
“Because I fit right in?”
Several seconds passed before he s
