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Cade would go crazy when he discovered I was gone and I didn't want him doing something stupid. Blake would need to make sure he didn't do anything to put himself at risk.
"Promise me that no matter what happens, you'll keep your friend safe," I said to Blake. "Cade won't allow me to fight with him so I need to know that when I'm not there you will keep him safe for me."
I added the last part so he wouldn't suspect what I was up to. Blake frowned at me for a moment.
"Of course I will. I'd do the same for you."
His words made my eyes sting with tears. I smiled to try and cover up the emotion I was feeling.
"Thanks," I replied, unsure of what to say to something like that.
At that moment Cade returned. He strode into the lounge to the seat beside me, and he shared a brief look with Blake before he looked to me. He smiled at me but the smile never reached his eyes. There was definitely something going on.
"Is everything okay?" I asked. I knew there was something going on and that he was trying to hide it from me.
Was he keeping it from me so that I wouldn't worry?
"Everything is fine," he assured me.
"I’d better get back," Blake said as he stood up.
I stood up and walked with Cade to see him out.
After we said goodbye to Blake, Cade and I walked silently to our room.
"Is everything okay?" I tried asking.
"Everything is fine, Scar," he said as he gave me a brief kiss to the mouth.
I didn't believe a word he said. I knew he was lying to me. There was something going on and he wasn't going to tell me.
There was an unexpected knock at our bedroom door while I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth. I couldn't hear anything because Cade was probably using the mind-link to communicate with whoever it was that had knocked.
By the time I finished, Cade was lying in the bed, his chest naked while he wore a pair of sweats. Even with everything going on around us I couldn't stop my hormones from kicking in at the half-naked sight of him.
"Who was that?" I asked as I climbed into the bed. He pulled me into his arms as he covered me with the blanket.
"It was Jake. I needed him to do some stuff for me and he was just reporting back," he replied as I settled into his arms. I closed my eyes for a moment and enjoyed the feel of his arms around me. I couldn't think about everything I was going to lose; I had to enjoy every second of what I still had until I could put my plan into action.
"I love you," Cade whispered as he pressed a kiss against my forehead. Shock filled me as I looked up to Cade. He'd never said those three little words to me before.
"I love you too." I did, there was no disputing it. I was going to sacrifice my life to keep him safe.
"You are everything I ever wanted," he murmured as he hugged me to his chest. I closed my eyes and reveled in the moment. Even if it was all I had, it was worth it.
I felt a painful prick in my back. My eyes flew open at the sudden pain.
"I'm sorry," was all he whispered. I tried to move but my limbs felt so heavy and my eyelids began to flutter closed.
I was still confused and shocked as I drifted into the darkness.
When I woke up I still felt drowsy. Panic set in when I realized I wasn't in Cade's room. It was hard to focus my eyes so I closed them for a moment before trying to open them again. This time they focused.
I gasped.
I was lying on a small bed in a room with white walls. I didn't recognize it. I turned over in the bed and looked around the room.
I rubbed my eyes again, hoping I was seeing things, because it didn't make any sense. But nothing changed when I opened my eyes again. I sat up and I felt a wave of dizziness hit me.
