Five Weeks Ago
Keene Valley, NY
I gasped and lurched forward as if she'd torn my heart straight from my chest. Hot tears blurred my otherwise perfect vision as I slowly sank to my knees. The pain was unbearable, worse than when I'd been starved to near death. Worse than the day Colt had taken off and I'd been beaten within an inch of my human life. Worse than when I'd been forced to kill Hannah. Worse than the night Chloe chose Trent over me.
I let out a cry that sent every living creature within miles scattering in terror.
Seconds later, Chloe dropped to her knees beside me and then wrapped her arms around me in a tight hug. I clung to her, my face buried deep against her neck. She stroked her fingers across my nape and held me for a while.