CHAPTER 12
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Walking away from Elsie is the hardest thing I've done in a long time.
I'm hyperaware of her eyes on my back, like a hunter watching prey on a hillside. She wants me to look back. She wants me to come back to her.
I don't.
Buying time for Elsie to think over what it is I have to offer is what I need, what I need to regain my focus.
I'm already dangerously close to losing it.
What we shared? It should have only been a blip in time. And I know that I shouldn't want it to be something more. Because it can only last for so long.
But every time I'm near her, the pull is stronger. And I'm worried it's going to take over to the point that I lose sight of the bigger plan.
The original plan.
But it doesn't stop me from wanting her.
Heading back to the kitchen to grab a b
