AllFreeNovel
Share Us
This cabin isn’t where I want my life to end.
My head flops down on the pillow as I try to catch my breath. That was intense. I don’t need another warning like that… I know what I need to do now. I just need to gather up the courage to do it.
“Fuck, what is that?”
A bleeping sound makes my already racing heart pump with more adrenaline. What is it? My fear levels have me worrying that it’s a bomb or something. About to go off at any given moment. About to explode and crush me here and now.
“Aww, sorry.” The bedroom door swings open and Owen lets himself in. I move my head rapidly, making sure I’m on the pillow with the gun underneath. If he finds that, I’ll die. “The ankle monitor needs charging. That’s what that noise is.”
I can’t even bring myself to speak as he unbuckles the monitor.
I’m holding onto all the air I can, in case this is the last bit of oxygen I get.
But Owen doesn’t seem to sense my inner turmoil at all.
“Hey, do you want to go for a swim? There’s a pond near here and I think the water should be warm enough this morning for us to have a splash. If you want.”
When he shoots me an inquisitive look, I know I’ve been silent for way too long.
“Erm, yeah.”
I don’t think I’m going to be able to hide the tension, but it’s so hard for me to see Owen right now, without thinking ofthatsmile.
I don’t really think he wants to claim me as his own like that, but I’m still so fucking scared I don’t know how I’ll make it through the rest of the day with him.
“Come on then. Get dressed.” He grins. “Let’s go, it’ll be fun.”
Fun.
Huh, I’m not too sure about that, but I guess I’ll give it a try.
The water is surprisingly warm.
The swim is nicer than I thought it would be, but there’s still a lot of tension floating between us. It’s weird. I don’t like it one bit.
“You know, I have only ever been swimming here with one other person,” Owen tells me, shocking me actually. “My wife, Justine.”
Oh my God.
He’s bringing upJustine?
This is hard because I know way too much about his relationship with Justine, and I know I shouldn’t.
“We married young, but had a really great time together. Although I missed out on a lot of time I should have spent with her because of the military.”
I swallow hard.
I don’t knowwhatto say.
“While I was deployed, she was in a car accident, and she passed away, which broke me. I didn’t think I would ever get close to anyone ever again, which is kinda how I ended up in this life.”
“What… what isthis life?” I ask, because I still don’t really know what’s going on with him.
“Well, I’m a lone wolf. A hired hand, you know? That kind of thing. Not affiliated to anyone.”
“Isn’t that dangerous?”
My father’s life is dangerous, but he has a lot of protection. He has all his men around him all the time, so I know he’s safe.
